| SEASNAIL | Small, spiny-finned creature such the Gelatinous - or Striped - also known as a snailfish (8) |
| SURGEONFISH | Tropical marine spiny-finned creature with a brightly-coloured body and one or more knifelike spines at the base of the tail (11) |
| GUMBO | Okra, especially the gelatinous pods used in cooking (5) |
| DRAGONET | Small spiny-finned fish that lives at the bottom of shallow seas (8) |
| LEATHERY | Morocco's such - the early flicks (8) |
| LUNGFISH | Elongated freshwater air-breathing creature such as the South American ___ or West African ___ (8) |
| HUMANOID | In fantasy realms, a creature such as an elf or ogre (8) |
| HEDGEHOG | Small, spiny nocturnal Old World mammal (8) |
| FLATFISH | Sea creature such as a flounder, sole or halibut (8) |
| RUMINANT | Creature such as camel providing the main turn (8) |
| CETACEAN | Creature such as a whale (8) |
| FLATWORM | Creature such as a fluke |
| STARFISH | Creature such as Asterias rubens having five arms (8) |
| GOBY | A small, spiny-finned fish with its ventral fins modified as a sucker (4) |
| CIRCLE | Meaning "ring", a closed curve resembling such; the shape of a big top's arena; a planet's orbit; a figure in magic; or, a parallel of latitude (6) |
| CENTAURY | Plant unknown to creature such as Chiron |
| HISTORY | Past events; a chronological or dramatised account of such; the provenance of an antique, archaeological specimen or work of art; or, a person's background (7) |
| ADAMSTOWN | The only settlement on, and as such, the capital of, the Pitcairn Islands |
| BLENNY | A small, spiny-finned fish that frequents British coasts (6) |
| BENNY | Small spiny-finned marine fish left out for 1970s comedian Mr Hill (5) |
