| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| KESTRELS | Falcons | |
| MERLINS | Small falcons | |
| FALCONET | One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax. | |
| FALCONRY | The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks. | |
| TIERCELET | The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk. | |
| ACCIPITRES | ...e a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls... | |
| GYRFALCON | One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circ... | |
| HERON | ...light, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. ... | |
| HAWK | ...irds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and... | |