| LUNGFISH | Elongated freshwater air-breathing creature such as the South American - or West African - |
| ANC | South African ruling party formed in 1923 as the South African Native National Congress (1,1,1) |
| ELAND | The Spanish as well as the South African mammal (5) |
| SPIDER | Creature such as the white-bellied or long-haired ... ... , Ateles belzebuth, of South America (6,6) |
| MONKEY | Creature such as the white-bellied or long-haired ... ... , Ateles belzebuth, of South America (6,6) |
| DEER | From the Indo-European meaning "breathing creature", a word originally for any four-footed animal, later the ruminant also known as a brocket, doe, fawn, hart, pricket or stag (4) |
| ARCHERFISH | Freshwater creature such as the Zebra ___, which catches insects by spitting water at them (10) |
| WATERNYMPH | A fabled creature such as the Naiad, Nereid or Oceanid of Greek mythology |
| RIGHTWHALE | Large sea creature such as the North Atlantic ___ and North Pacific ___ (5,5) |
| CENTAURUS | Constellation symbolised by a mythical creature such as the one associated with Sagittarius, Chiron |
| DRAGON | Fire-breathing creature and costume worn on the new series of The Masked Singer (6) |
| MOTH | Nocturnal creature such as the Jersey tiger, eg (4) |
| EELS | Elongated freshwater fish which can be smoked or pickled (4) |
| BRAZIL | A country in South American - or a nut (6) |
| NEWT | Creature, such as the eft (4) |
| MONOTREME | Creature such as the platypus |
| OTTER | Creature such as the fictional Tarka |
| GHANAIAN | Cruelly hang a Scotsman or West African (8) |
| CHILEAN | South American or European character offering little reward |
| ARGENTINIAN | South American or possibly Nigerian ant (11) |
