| PEACOCKS | At the summit, an animal heard, then birds |
| GLORIOUSTWELFTH | Setting out lower flights? Then birds are at risk (8,7) |
| FRATERNISED | Socialised far away, then bird dies tragically (11) |
| PILOTED | Very many in dish with 24 blackbirds, say? Then bird finally flew (7) |
| RAISEHELL | Some light pieces heard, then he will create discord |
| BROUHAHA | Noisy reaction and ferment heard, then repetitive laughter (8) |
| EQUATE | Eek! Wait to be heard, then correspond (6) |
| OTTAWA | Aquatic animal heard at Washington? No, wrong capital! |
| LYNX | Animal heard in sandy ground by the shore |
| BIRDCAGE | Old composer heard, then modern one, in arrangement of bars for singer (8) |
| RAMHOMETHEMESSAGE | ARIES: You need to be heard, so speak your mind and ___ |
| STARES | Flight heard, so looks hard (6) |
| TAIGA | Animal heard in northern forests (5) |
| MOCKS | Minute bovine animal heard taunts (5) |
| REDDEER | Animal heard precious socialist first (3,4) |
| HOARSE | Animal heard growling (6) |
| GOPHER | Animal heard with a song, to be reasonable? (6) |
| LAMA | Animal heard by priest in Tibet (4) |
| CATHEDRAL | Animal heard around large church |
| WAIL | Large animal heard cry (4) |