| STRIPES | They are identified by their orange fur and black vertical ___ |
| ANGLES | They are identified by their degrees (6) |
| PLUMB | Growing fruit along a black vertical line (5) |
| COAT | Feline possessing orange fur? (4) |
| RACCOON | Animal with grey fur and black bands across tail and face |
| AARDWOLF | South African termite-eating hyena with yellowish fur and black stripes (8) |
| LOQUATS | Evergreeen shrubs or trees grown for their orange fruits (7) |
| CAROTENE | Compound that gives sweet potatoes their orange color |
| PHONETIC | NATO ___ alphabet, communication system in which letters are identified by code words (8) |
| ENSIGNS | British ships are identified by red, white or blue ____ (7) |
| LAPWINGS | Known collectively as a deceit and protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act, birds also called green plovers, identified by their "peewit" call (8) |
| FLATTENED | Sea snakes can be identified by their ___ and oar-like tail |
| HOUNDS | Afghan ____, dogs identified by their coats of long, silky golden or red hair (6) |
| SHEER | It's almost vertical ___ make a deviation (5) |
| LIMIT | Chris O'donnell survival thriller, Vertical ___ (5) |
| HORIZON | Vertical ___ ("Everything You Want" band) |
| BEARS | Holds and takes along; carries / large heavy mammals with shaggy fur and very short tails that walk flat on the soles of their feet and eat anything |
| GORILLA | Large ape with long arms, black fur and a black face; it inhabits the forests of central West Africa (7) |
| THREE | There are ___ species of wombat. The common wombat which has a bare nose. The northern hairy-nosed wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat both of which have hairy noses, softer fur and larger ears |
| SKUNKS | American animals with black and white striped fur and a bushy tail that emit a smelly liquid when threatened (6) |
