| CHOUGH | Bird of black plumage, often living in caves or on cliff faces |
| BLUFFS | Misleads by false claims on cliff faces (6) |
| NUTHATCH | Small woodpecker-like woodland bird with blue-grey, chestnut and buff plumage, often spotted scuttling head-first down a tree trunk (8) |
| BATS | Nocturnal mammals, often living in large colonies in caves navigating through the darkness using son |
| TAILOR | Dressmaker on cliff face is asking for trouble |
| SCAR | Ugly blemish left on cliff face (4) |
| INUIT | People often living in extreme conditions |
| TROLL | In folklore, a supernatural creature dwelling in caves or mountains (5) |
| MOUNTRUSHMORE | Horse to run further, finding cliff faces there? |
| ERODE | What cliff faces gradually do |
| ANGLESEY | Welsh island Ynys Mon, site of "St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llandysilio of the red cave", or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoc |
| HONEYCOMB | A mass of hexagonal cells built by bees to store their "mel" and pollen; a bewildering maze of caves or rooms etc resembling this; or, the confection cinder toffee aka hokey-pokey (9) |
| TANIWHA | In Maori mythology, what supernatural creature lurks in deep pools, dark caves or in the sea? (7) |
| VERONICA | Girl in cave or camouflaged |
| MISER | A person who hoards money or possessions, often living miserably (5) |
| DENS | Tasmanian devil ___ are typically located in hollow logs, caves, or burrows |
| TROLLS | In Scandinavian folklore, which supernatural beings inhabit caves, or the like (6) |
| SCRAG | Pole on cliff to end in stew (5) |
| SAMP | Plant on cliff producing porridge on lease (8) |
| EGGROLLS | Food might be a problem for bird nesting on cliff ledge? (3,5) |
