| BIRDS | Vertebrates described in or forming an avifauna such as the Passeriformes that include, amongst others, the British songsters (5) |
| FISH | A weak poker player; or, any one of the vertebrates described in Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler (4) |
| SERIF | Flourish among the Passeriformes (5) |
| FINAL | Occurring at or forming an end or termination (5) |
| AXIAL | Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis. (5) |
| VOLUME | Scroll of parchment or papyrus that was an ancient form of book; or, a codex or tome, whether complete in itself or forming part of a larger collection (6) |
| NETS | Shapes of 3-D figures when laid flat; or, structures dividing tennis courts, retaining the hair under riding hats or forming "drifts" in the sea (4) |
| LATH | One of the wooden battens or slats providing the framework for plaster/tiles or forming a trellis (4) |
| PRELUDE | Musical piece preceding a fugue or forming the orchestral introduction to an act of an opera |
| FLAGSTICK | According to the USGA Rules of Golf, "a moveable straight indicator, with or without bunting or othe |
| OAKLEAF | Any one of the Quercus folios symbolising the National Trust or forming a cluster on a US military decoration; or, a lettuce with serrated edges, like said foliage (3-4) |
| GRID | A grating; a network of power cables; or, an array of regular squares on a map or forming a crossword (4) |
| BLOODBLOOD | In 3.3, Iago's plan starts to fall into place, as he works on Othello's distraught mind. Iago builds up his false story of Cassio and Desdemona being together and having a dalliance of some sort. Othe |
| BIRDLIFE | Term for the world of avifauna or entire field of fowls collectively (8) |
| BASIC | Relating to or forming a base or basis (5) |
| CENTRAL | Containing or forming the centre of something (7) |
| BASE | Serving as or forming a base. |
| SUPERFICIAL | Relating to or forming the surface |
| SQUARE | Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle. |
| COBBLE | Rounded stone on a beach or forming part of a French pave (6) |
