| GRIFFIN | Grotesque raptor in fantasy; fierce: I'm nervous, primarily! (7) |
| DUCHAMP | Displaying un chose, his art mimicked plumbing, primarily! (7) |
| RHOMBUS | Rectangle ... hang on ... maybe bit unclear ... squashed, primarily! (7) |
| MAILVAN | Postman Pat has this wild animal biting villagers, primarily! (7) |
| SCROOGE | Snarling crabby reclusive ornery old grouse (economical, primarily!) (7) |
| SWAHILI | Seriously widely adopted, hugely intelligible language - international, primarily! (7) |
| OCARINA | Often ceramic, awfully rudimentary instrument needing airholes, primarily! (7) |
| LATVIAN | Lettish (although this version's its alternative name), primarily! (7) |
| WANNABE | Aspirant girl entering Carroll's place (in fantasy) (7) |
| PRETEND | Peter trained Andy essentially to engage in fantasy (7) |
| CHIMERA | Greek character, first person with artist in fantasy (7) |
| ARAMAYO | Part Tara may open for Robert, AKA Elrond in fantasy epic fire Rings of Power (7) |
| LEAGUES | Groups in fantasy sports or real sports |
| CHALICE | Church girl in fantasy finds a cup |
| TOLKIEN | Giant in fantasy |
| SUBRACE | Cave Troll, in fantasy fiction |
| COWL | Initially confine raptor in hood (4) |
| MOHAWK | Second raptor in a Native American tongue (6) |
| FALCONCON | High-speed raptor in on a double-cross? |
| LEIGHTON | Word preceding a raptor in a British place name |
