| RUTHERFORD | Scientist sees cow lose some energy after mating season |
| MELTDOWN | Tantrum as new Model T loses some energy and comes apart (8) |
| WIDOW | Female spider that eats the male after mating, Black ... |
| PRAYINGMANTISES | Predatory insects - the females sometimes eat the males after mating (7, 8) |
| UNNERVE | See cow run even when ill (7) |
| WEIGHTY | Hefty cow loses firm figure (7) |
| GALLOWAY | In Irish county, see cow of Scottish breed |
| OVINE | Like sheep, cow loses its head |
| FEATHERS | Each year, after the mating season, the peacocks moult and lose their eye ___ on the tail |
| BRANDYBUTTER | Festive treat from black stag in mating season? (6,6) |
| UNNATURAL | Affected return of mating season during annual manoeuvres (9) |
| ROARER | Male elephant seal, in mating season |
| THE | A hotel is in utter chaos during deer mating season (3,3) |
| RUT | A hotel is in utter chaos during deer mating season (3,3) |
| HIPPOS | "Poop-opotamus" romance: During their mating season, these heavyweight honchos spin their tails to hurl their turds at the objects of affection |
| RATE | Grooves or wheel furrows, synonymous with fixed or dreary routines; or, mating seasons of deer (4) |
| PILL | After opening, accidentally lose some medicine |
| WIN | You ___ some you lose some |
| TRITE | Like the saying "You win some, you lose some" |
| ALGORE | Politician who quipped, 'You win some, you lose some, and then there's that little-known third categ |
