| THRESHER | ___ shark, one with a long whiplike tail with which they round up fish on which they feed (8) |
| BROACH | Bring up fish on front of boat (6) |
| MADRAS | Named after the former toponym of the Indian city Chennai, with which they are all associated, a colourful checked cotton cloth, a scarf made of this or a medium-hot curry (6) |
| MATES | They produce gametes with which they fertilise (5) |
| STINGRAY | Large FLat fish with a whiplike tail bearing a serrated venomous spine (8) |
| VULTURES | They have bald heads and necks so that they can reach inside a carcass when they feed. When one of these birds descends to a dead or dying animal, others may be attracted from miles away. |
| MANTARAY | Large fish with a whiplike tail (5.3) |
| GALLOPER | American girl, one with a long stride, is a pretty quick runner (8) |
| THRASHER | Shark one beats up (8) |
| ANTENNAE | What are the two whiplike appendages on an insect's head? (8) |
| FLAGELLA | Whiplike appendages |
| RAY | Fish with a whiplike tail |
| FLIGHTDECK | The flat open surface on an aircraft carrier from which aircraft take off and on which they land (6,4) |
| DRAGON | How a tale can persist, like one with a long tale you'd hear in myth? (4,2) |
| TORAH | Ln Judaism, the first five books of the Old Testament or a scroll on which they are written (5) |
| TENTOONEODDS | Big payout potential ... or a hint to the words in the shaded squares (and the clue numbers on which they begin!) |
| STET | Printer's mark, one with a long neck and a halo? (4) |
| REFILL | Solution for dried-up writer conversely left one with a long sentence |
| LIFER | One with a long, long sentence |
| VISIT | Six take the chair on which they have come to see one (5) |
