| ROCKDOVE | Ancestor of the feral pigeon (4,4) |
| LETHEM | Jonathan who wrote "The Feral Detective" |
| FEELYOURWAY | You cut out the feral yew so as to progress tentatively (4,4,3) |
| WILDBOAR | Ancestor of the domestic hog |
| DARDANUS | Ancestor of the Trojans |
| ESAU | In the Old Testament, the twin brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the Edomites (4) |
| OMIKAMI | Japanese goddess of the sun; major deity of the Shinto religion and claimed ancestor of the imperial dynasty (7) |
| AMATERASU | Japanese goddess of the sun; major deity of the Shinto religion and claimed ancestor of the imperial dynasty (9) |
| PUREBRED | Having ancestors of the same breed over many generations |
| AQUILINE | Here in Spain, ancestors of the eagle (8) |
| SHEM | Who, the eldest of Noah's sons, is the traditional ancestor of the Hebrews? (4) |
| AENEID | A Latin epic poem written by Virgil, telling the legendary story of a Trojan hero who became the ancestor of the Romans (6) |
| IXION | King of the Lapiths in Thessaly said to have been the ancestor of the centaurs (5) |
| SCOTA | Daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels (connected to the Stone of Scone legend) |
| ABACUS | A block or tablet on the capital of a classical architectural column; or, a frame with beads for counting units, tens, hundreds etc, that is the ancient ancestor of the modern calculator (6) |
| ABRAHAM | First ancestor of the nation of Israel (7) |
| ASS | African mammal that's the ancestor of the donkey |
| WILDCAT | Creature, Felis silvestris, that is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat (7) |
| GUANACO | Mammal of South America believed to be an ancestor of the domestic llama (7) |
| INCA | Ancestor of the Q'ero Indians |
