| GNUS | The g-nicest works of g-nature in the zoo, according to Flanders and Swann? (4) |
| AKIN | It's of a similar nature in the making (4) |
| STAR | "...And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo, everyday you'll meet quite a few, so you see it's all up to you: you can be better than you are, you could be Swingin' on a ___"-Bing Crosby (1944) |
| GOLD | A dense lustrous yellow precious metal durable to the point of virtual indestructibility, highly malleable, and usually found in nature in a comparatively pure form. This mineral is also a chemical el |
| ESSE | A minimalist word of maximum depth, for it defines the philosophical heart of being, existence and nature in its tiny quadriliteral breadth (4) |
| ORZO | In the zoo, rhino starts to eat pasta. (4) |
| BINDWEED | The plant "inextricably entwined" and in love with the honeysuckle in a Flanders and Swann song |
| NEDS | Fictional Flanders and Stark, e.g. (4) |
| OOZE | In the zoo, zebras could slowly escape |
| APES | Big primates in the zoo |
| OSOS | Animals in the Zoo Aquarium de Madrid |
| MANE | Locks in the zoo? |
| GASMAN | The _ Cometh, popular verse-and- chorus song by the British comedy duo Flanders and Swann (6) |
| NESS | Flanders and Stark |
| ISIS | Personification of nature, in ancient Egypt |
| TWEED | Cloth traditionally dyed and spun with the colours of nature in the Outer Hebrides, used for country |
| HAT | Flanders & Swann revue, At The Drop Of A ... |
| KANGANA | Actress discovered by Anurag Basu for her wild, untamed force of nature in the film 'Gangster.'(First Name) (7) |
| DORSAL | In The Zoo, part of the back door is missing second lock and the odd stall? (6) |
| DUO | Flanders and Swann, for example |
