| BROWNBEAR | Wan robber upset by animal |
| DESTROYER | Nasty story penned by animal killer (9) |
| ESTIMABLE | Worthy English setter's housed by animal shelter (9) |
| PLUTOCRAT | Dives underworld figure runs guarded by animal |
| VEGETABLE | Cabbage, eg, eaten by animal doctor and expert (9) |
| PHEROMONE | Chemical secreted by animal (9) |
| MOODINESS | Has meal beset by animal noises to produce ill humour? (9) |
| CHIPBOARD | Fruit found by animal in the edges of cultivated wood (9) |
| REDENSIGN | Hand in notice about hole made by animal in navy's flag (3,6) |
| HOOFMARKS | Impressions made by Animal Farm represented in catchy phrases? (4-5) |
| MELODRAMA | Short tune, hit by Animals originally, is sensational piece |
| WATERHOLE | A depression, such as a pond or pool, especially one used by animals as a drinking place (5,4) |
| HEDGEHOGS | Gosh! There's a barrier formed by animals with a lot of spine (9) |
| PEREOPODS | Proposed change to cover last of these appendages used by animals in swimming (9) |
| SLEIGHING | The activity of riding over snow in a vehicle pulled by animals (9) |
| STARSIGNS | Astrological houses mainly represented by animals and named after zodiacal constellations including Aries, Capricorn, Leo, Pisces, Scorpio and Taurus (4,5) |
| SHEPHERD | Here, PhDs are arranged by animal carer |
| BRUTEFORCE | Sheer power might be shown by animal (5,5) |
| BEARER | Agent for soldier eaten by animal (6) |
| VETCH | Plant found by animal doctor at church (5) |
