Crossword puzzle clue "den denizens"

CUB, to bring forth young

KIT, to equip, fit out

LION, a large, carnivorous, feline animal

to feel self-esteem

ADDICT, to make dependent on esp. a drug

leaning to one side

ALLIGATOR, a reptile of a mainly American family related to the crocodile but with a shorter, broader snout and non-protruding teeth

AMEBA, (Greek) a one-celled animal of ever-changing shape, also AMOEBA