| MANATEE | Whale-like mammal of tropical waters, with a broad, flat tail (7) |
| MANATEES | Whale-like mammals of tropical waters, having a prehensile upper lip and a broad, flattened tail (8) |
| BEAVER | Large semiaquatic rodent with a broad flat tail |
| DUGONG | Whalelike mammal of tropical waters from E. Africa to Australia (6) |
| HIPPO | Shortened name of a large mammal of tropical African rivers (5) |
| OTTER | A furry water animal with webbed feet and a flat tail (5) |
| BEAVERLODGE | ...for a flat-tail dam builder |
| SPATULA | A utensil with a broad, flat blade, used for spreading, lifting or stirring foods (7) |
| SIRENIA | Order of aquatic mammals consisting of the dugong and manatees now living primarily in tropical waters (7) |
| CATSPAW | Caught taking the healthy waters with exploited person (7) |
| LOURDES | SW France place of pilgrimage for waters with supposedly miraculous healing powers |
| SNAPPER | Fish of warm waters with highly mobile jaws |
| MEERKAT | Mongoose-like mammal of southern Africa (7) |
| CHAMOIS | Deer-like mammal of mountain regions (7) |
| PECCARY | Pig-like mammal of the Americas |
| REDMULLET | Food fish of European waters, with a pair of long barbels beneath the chin (3,6) |
| OAR | A long pole with a broad, flat blade used for rowing a boat (3) |
| PACIFICOCEAN | Waters with a maximum depth of around 11,000 metres in the Mariana Trench |
| PUG | A dwarf breed of dog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face / short squat nose |
| PLESIOSAUR | What large reptile of the Mesozoic era with a broad flat body and large paddle-like limbs lived in the sea? (10) |
