| BASS | This fish shares its common name with the lowest-pitched member of the violin musical instrument family. |
| DOLPHIN | This marine mammal group, which also includes killer whales and the pilot whales, shares its common name with a fish, which is also known as the mahimahi. (7) |
| BASSIST | A player of the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family (7) |
| FINCH | A serin, siskin or other oscine that shares its common name in question with the surname of Atticus in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird (5) |
| DESCANT | Pertaining to the highest-pitched member of a family of musical instruments (7) |
| TUBA | The lowest-pitched musical instrument of the brass family (4) |
| DOUBLEBASS | The largest and lowest member of the violin family (6,4) |
| TENOR | The highest ordinary male singing voice; an instrument such as a recorder, saxophone or viola of corresponding range; or, the lowest-pitched bell in a ring or peal (5) |
| BASSISTS | Players of bull fiddles or of the lowest-pitched guitars (8) |
| FIDDLE | Member of the violin family |
| CELLO | Large member of the violin family (5) |
| STRINGORCHESTRA | Group with only members of the violin family |
| STEERAGE | The part of a passenger ship in the past with the lowest fares (8) |
| MERCURY | It flows like water and shines like a precious metal, which gives it its Latin name. What's its common name? (7) |
| PALLADIUM | Least dense of the six platinum metals, with the lowest melting point; atomic no. 46 (9) |
| CAPESALMON | Barry noted that one mackerel from the Cape is no longer seen during the run in great numbers. It's common name. (4,6) |
| BEARDEDDRAGON | This exotic pet is an agamid lizard, by its common name: 2wds |
| TINUS | Viburnum ___ (contained in its common name, laurustinus) (5) |
| IBERIS | Its common name is Candytuft - Brie is made from it! (6) |
| VIOLA | The tenor of the violin family. It is built in proportions similar to those of the violin but has a slightly longer body length. (5) |
