| PEACOCKS | The males of the birds used as national emblems of India (8) |
| LEEKS | Spring-onion-like alliums once worn into battle by the Welsh, hence their status as national emblems of Cymru (5) |
| EAGLE | One of the names of the birds used to describe golf scores (5) |
| GUANO | Excrement of sea birds, used as fertilizer (5) |
| FOWL | Birds used as livestock |
| MALLARDS | Large ducks, the males of which have a green head and yellow bill (8) |
| ROOSTERS | Name the males of domestic fowls (8) |
| CAPITALS | Places that function as national seats of government or administrative centres (8) |
| MOORCOCK | The male of the red grouse (8) |
| GOSHAWKS | Birds used in falconry |
| SEAHORSE | Type of fish where the males give birth |
| SHAMROCK | National emblem's fake diamond (8) |
| UNCLESAM | Older male as national representative, initially appropriate |
| STAGBEETLE | Insect of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles |
| NARWHALS | Arctic toothed whales with black-spotted whitish skin and, in the males, a long spiral tusk (8) |
| NIGHTJAR | Highly-camouflaged nocturnal bird identified by the male's churring at dusk (8) |
| FIDDLERCRAB | Type of crustacean, the males of which have one claw much bigger than the other (7,4) |
| BULLFINCHES | Small European birds, the males of which have bright red throats and breasts and black crowns (11) |
| LYREBIRDS | Pheasant-like Australian birds, the males of which fan out their huge tails during courtship displays (9) |
| DOGS | Canines whose breeds are divided by the Kennel Club into seven groups including hound, terrier, toy, utility and working; or, the males of said animals (4) |
