| SONGSTERS | Esteemed for their range of trills, warbles, whistles and other melodious vocalisations, the "Oscines" or dawn choristers including the blackbirds, chiffchaffs, great tits, nightingales, robins, thrus |
| SONGS | Coos, pinks, pipes, trills, tweets, twitters, whistles and other avian vocalisations including those of the yellowhammer described as "a little bit of bread and no cheese" (5) |
| FLORA | Noted for their range of silk flowers, this Henbury furnishing and gift outlet takes its name from the Roman goddess of flowers (5) |
| LARKS | Esteemed for their flight songs, little brown birds whose name is synonymous with early risers |
| SINGS | Trills, warbles |
| RIBATTUTA | A bar - tutti - possibly is start of trill (9) |
| STRONG | Sound of trill in melody (6) |
| ROUGH | Crude type of trill, from what we hear (5) |
| LUBERON | Region in Provence esteemed for rural and mountain scenery of the Vaucluse hills and Mont Ventoux, hilltop villages, vineyards, lavender fields and orchards (7) |
| AZALEA | Plant in the rhododendron family esteemed for its show of colours in the spring and early summer (6) |
| FALSETTO | Form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords (8) |
| WARBLER | From the Old French meaning "to sing with trills and quavers", an oscine bird such as a blackcap, chiffchaff or whitethroat; or, by extension, any songster or vocalist with a similar modulated or vibr |
| RELAY | Apparatus for receiving and retransmitting radio signals to extend their range (5) |
| THYME | Fragrant herb related to lavender, mint and rosemary, used for bouquets garnis and esteemed for its oregano-scented essential oil (5) |
| BLACKBIRD | An ouzel or merle esteemed for its mellow song; or, the title of a 1968 song by the "Fab Four" (9) |
| FINCH | A serin, siskin or other oscine that shares its common name in question with the surname of Atticus in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird (5) |
| TEST | A chalk stream in Hampshire flowing through the Mottisfont estate, esteemed for its wildlife, trout fishing and watercress (4) |
| ROLLS | Buns; furled cylinders of cake, carpet, cloth, newspaper, parchment etc; strips of material with pockets for paintbrushes, pencils or tools; lists of names; trills; or, throws of dice (5) |
| CAWS | Heard it's the reason for bird's vocalisations |
| DOLPHIN | Animal with a sophisticated language of whistles and clicks |
