Possible Clues:

• Carnivore heading for lair put on speed
• Animal gripped by hunger ate lots
• Honey badger later let loose
• Charge pounds to see musteline mammal
• Badger-like animal, native to Africa and Asia
• Another name for the so-called “honey badger”
• Burrowing creature — assess length
• Badger-like creature surprisingly alert
• King tucked into tail of powerful animal
• Animal consumed food held in both paws