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CROSSWORD Win a prize with WILDWORDS
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1) the definition for jipping
A encouraging the last and least
SPRING ANSWERS willing sheep to be sheared
Across: 1 Thrush, 4
B releasing an eagle before it has
Skokholm, 9 Nacre, 10
Wolverine, 11 Sap, 12 become acclimatised and can
Mamba, 13 Whelk, 14 hunt on its own
C staining a part of a horse with
Aspen, 16 Hazelwort, 19
Antigonon, 20 Saiga, 22 Indian ink to conceal a blemish
Emmet, 24 Maize, 26 Ant,
27 Yellow pea, 28 Dhole, 2) the animal you associate
29 Sand leek, 30 Irises. with the adjective soricine
Down: 1 Tunisia, 2 Rock
A a squirrel
Pipit, 3 Sperm, 5 Kilda,
B a seal
6 Olive, 7 Meerkat, 8
Swamphen, 13 Wales, C a shrew
15 Night, 17 Zanzibar, 18
Oviparous, 19 Aye-ayes, 3) the ofspring of a hare
21 Antlers, 23 Melon, 24
A a kit
Maple, 25 Elder. Find out
B a leveret the answers
SPRING WINNER C a keet on p101
John Marrow Norfolk
4) the sound made by swans
ACROSS 21 North American bird of prey, resident 6 Australian parrot that might be
1 Plant, such as sea pink, in the species of old-growth forests (7, 3) crimson, green or pale-headed (7) A a cry
genus Armeria (6) 23 The ___ viper is recognisable by 7 North American member of the B a scream
4 Mushroom with a distinct cap (6) its upturned snout (7) tit family (9) C a wail
8Asian country,home to the Burmese8 24 ___ gull is a small seabird that 10 Largest of the falcon species;
bushlark and white-browed nuthatch (7) breeds in the Arctic (7) pale bird of prey (9) 5) the name for a male mule
9 Eurasian root vegetable, related 25 Deciduous tree found in damp 13 South American tree in the order
to the carrot (7) habitats in North America; also Ericales, or its large, edible seeds (6, 3) A a john
11 Name for Gracula ptilogenys, a the name of the city Elvis Presley 15 Nocturnal birds also known B a stallion
starling-like songbird of Sri Lanka (6, 4) was born in (6) as goatsuckers (9)
C a stud
12 Sites where birds such as black 26 Flowering plants whose name 17 The Venus ___ is a carnivorous
grouse display (4) comes from the Greek for star (6) plant native to the US east coast (7) 6) the collective noun
13 Insect-eating African bird of the 19 Bird of prey successfully
wattle-eye family (5) DOWN reintroduced to the Chilterns, for bufalo
14 Swampy regions, such as the 1 Evergreen aromatic herb, related Yorkshire and other regions (3, 4)
A a herd
Norfolk Broads (8) to oregano (5) 21 Hard outer layer built by a sea
B a dopping
16 Plant in the Narcissus genus with a 2 Palearctic butterfly in the family creature or secreted around an egg (5)
C a husk
striking yellow trumpet (8) Nymphalidae (7) 22 Tiny, brown birds with short,
18 Prickly, golden-flowered heathland 3 The __-__ pit viper is native to narrow tails (5) Questions set by ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD Getty
shrub with needle-like leaves (5) Southeast Asia (4-5)
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