| RUPERTBEAR | Ursine pal of Bill Badger and Edward Trunk |
| RUPERT | Cartoon bear whose best friend is Bill Badger (6) |
| TOAD | Friend of Otter, Badger, and Rat |
| ENCLAVE | Badger and bear roaming north of wood (7) |
| EARBASH | Badger and bear roaming north of wood (7) |
| HARRY | ...and no better man to badger and hound. (5) |
| GRAHAME | Novelist who wrote about the adventures of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Mr Toad in the classic family favourite The Wind in the Willows (7) |
| OTTER | Living in a holt and with young called cubs, a semi-aquatic fish-eating mammal related to the weasel, mink, stoat, badger and ferret (5) |
| CLARE | Poet noted for descriptions of English rural life in works such as The Shepherd's Calendar, Summer Images, Farm Breakfast, The Badger and The Yellowhammer's Nest (5) |
| EASEOFF | Badger and Shed, neither beginning to slow down (4,3) |
| RATEL | Badger and scold at length |
| HARASS | Badger and donkey pursuing fast runner briefly (6) |
| MOLEST | Badger and other animals getting tense (6) |
| NAG | Horse, badger and grouse (3) |
| HASSLE | Badger and hound (6) |
| IRISHWOLFHOUND | Flag hotel displayed with swallow, badger and another animal (5,9) |
| SETTO | Where to find badger and duck in fight |
| STROPPY | Mole has top housing tip for Badger and Ratty (7) |
| BLUDGEON | Badger and bat (8) |
| GREYHOUNDS | Type of squirrels, badgers and dogs (10) |