| OXBIRD | Steer girl, some say, towards dunlin (2-4) |
| CATALYST | Tom has a leaning, say, towards chemical (8) |
| WINDTUNNELS | Dunlin style newts used for aerodynamic testing (4,7) |
| OXEYE | A name for a corn marigold, dunlin, great tit or titmouse, marguerite or moon daisy or an oeil-de-boeuf (2-3) |
| INVIOLATE | Trendy girl, some say, and free from injury |
| LEGAL | The French girl, some say, is legitimate (5) |
| ODETTE | Girl some regretted once looking up |
| GEISHA | Girl some acknowledge is harassed (6) |
| IGNORE | Take no notice of flower on girl - some rose (6) |
| IRENE | A girl some admire, needless to say (5) |
| IRIS | Girl, some looker? (4) |
| SHAG | Geisha girl, some bird (4) |
| GLAMORISE | Build an exciting picture of a girl some fancy (9) |
| ROSAMUND | Girl some toast for snaffling boy |
| PORTUGAL | Left acceptable girl some land (8) |
| ERICA | Girl some dancer I called |
| RAVENS | These birds include about 10 species of heavy-billed dark birds, larger than crows. Edgar Allan Poe did much to make them famous. In Titus Andronicus (act 2, scene 3), Lavinia says, "Some say the ___ |
| INGRUM | In good spirit or unknowing, as some say |
| ARIVER | "Some say love, it is ___" (Bette Midler line) |
| PAGANS | Builders of Stonehenge, some say |
