| DILATORY | With a slow wave of the tail, the fish comes out (8) |
| CARPENTERS | Works as a chippy when the fish comes in (10) |
| BRAIN | They have unihemispheric slow-wave sleep which allows one half of their ___ to sleep while they other half stays awake. This allows them to keep an eye out for predators. |
| SANDWICH | With a wave of the wand, is getting the child food (8) |
| STINGRAY | Marine creature with one or more venomous spines at the base of the tail (8) |
| MEASURED | Got the size of it with a slow, heavy rhythm (8) |
| STEALSON | Takes advantage of, as a pitcher with a slow delivery |
| CYNOSURE | Meaning "dog's tail", the ancient name of Ursa Minor or of its brightest star, Polaris (8) |
| ELEVATOR | Aerofoil on each side of the tail of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend (8) |
| ANGLESEY | It's said sea fish comes first in Wales (8) |
| ATLANTIS | Legendary lost continent which supposedly sank beneath the waves of the ocean named after it (or was |
| CHESHIRECAT | In Wonderland Alice encountered this creature who "vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; the ... (8,3) |
| FLUKE | Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean such as a dolphin or whale (5) |
| RATTLESNAKE | A type of venomous viper known for its segmented rattle at the tip of the tail that produces a buzzing sound when vibrated. |
| PARSONSNOSE | The fatty extreme end portion of the tail of a fowl when cooked (7,4) |
| DISARM | Take the sting out of the tail with charm (6) |
| SURGEONFISH | Tropical marine fish with a scalpel-like spine on each side of the tail (11) |
| CODA | From Latin for "tail", the clinching passage of a movement or piece; a ballet finale; or, a concluding event, remark, section etc generally (4) |
| SEASWALLOW | A nickname for a tern, owing to its long "martlet"-like tail; the storm petrel; or, a flying fish (3,7) |
| ENSIGN | Flag vehicle down at last, with a wave of the hand? |
