| BLUEBELL | Jokester rabbit from the Sandleford warren in Richard Adams' Watership Down (1972), a companion of Holly (8) |
| BIGWIG | Rabbit in Richard Adams' Watership Down with a tuft of hair on his head (6) |
| ADAMS | Richard ___, British author of novels including Watership Down (1972) |
| RABBITS | These animals were the subject of Richard Adams' Watership Down |
| BLACKBERRY | Name of one of the rabbits in Watership Down by Richard Adams; or, a brand of smartphone (10) |
| DOE | A female rabbit from the Department of the Environment |
| FIVER | Rabbit and seer in Richard Adams novel Watership Down (5) |
| CELINEDION | The Power of Love singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2008: 2 wds. |
| ANDTERMINER | In English law before 1972, a commission issued to judges to try a case in a court of assize (3,8) |
| TEST | Hampshire river that features in Richard Adams" novel Watership Down (4) |
| HATTRICK | Extracting a rabbit from a topper, or deadly balls from a bowler? (3,5) |
| CAMPION | Captain , one of the rabbits in Watership Down by Richard Adams (7) |
| HUGHJACKMAN | Stage and screen actor appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours (4,7) |
| ELISABETHFRINK | English sculptor and printmaker made a DBE in 1982 and a Companion of Honour in 1992 |
| JONIMITCHELL | Big Yellow Taxi singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2002: 2 wds. |
| ANNEMURRAY | You Needed Me singer who was made a companion of the Order of Canada in 1984: 2 wds. |
| JOHNBERGER | British cultural thinker who presented in 1972 a BBC arts series Ways of Seeing (4,6) |
| DYLAN | Spacey rabbit from The Magic Roundabout (5) |
| THUMPER | Rabbit from the film Bambi (7) |
| YANN | Mr. Martel, author who is a Companion of the Order of Canada |
