Cryptic animals - St Edmunds Charity Quiz

[granny grump]

Last 7 Can anyone give me some more clues to these please?

1. From it's growl this animal sounds sicker than most (7)
7. .... while this animal is only a feline no more no less (7)
9. This insect has to run away to marry for this animal (8)
10. This animal seems to advocate square bashing for males (8)
23. This animal is an announcement from the pope (4)
24. While this one is intimidated and will shrink in fear (3)
27. This animal is a grass and will tell tales (3)

[shooty]

9 ant + elope

[bookbinder]

23 bull

[Cruciformist]

7. meerkat

[bookbinder]

7 meerkat

[Cruciformist]

24 cow

[bibblebub]

24 cow

[bookbinder]

24 cow

[Ouzel]

1. Clue : last bit sounds like iller

[bibblebub]

10 mandrill

[bookbinder]

1 gorilla

[johnalex]

27. Rat

[granny grump]

Wow thank you all and so quickly too - only left with 27. This animal is a grass and will tell tales (3)

[bookbinder]

We're still thinking about that one, granny.

[granny grump]

Oops - I should have been a little more patient thank you Johnalex

[Cruciformist]

Johnalex has it - rat.