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Haiku Animals Crossword Puzzle

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Poetic clues here / Describe lots of animals / Enjoy solving them!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Zodiac symbol / Crustacean who walks sideways / Fiddler on the reef (4)
      4. Andean flier soars high / A raptor extraordinaire / Worshipped by Incas (6)
      8. Great white graceful bird / Fish-eating egret's cousin / Long-legged marsh wader (5)
      9. Cow's-milk produces / Soft French cheese with a white rind / Camembert's cousin (4)
      10. A gnawing mammal / Capybara or cavy / Teeth always growing (6)
      12. Marine animal / Stinging fish with winglike fins / Beware whiptail's barbs (3)
      13. Electronic chips / Implanted in animals / Location finders (abbr., 3)
      15. Antlered animal / Caribou kin, bugling beast / Tundra wanderer (3)
      17. Duckling's pond papa / Incubates in warm nest / Yes, a sitting duck (5)
      18. Non-animal clue / Foolish, cockamamie word / Means silly, stupid (5)
      21. Groom or stable ____ / Looking after horses' needs / Cleaning, exercise (3)
      23. Scandinavian rug / Wool from eponymous sheep / Native to Sweden (3)
      24. Colony member / Exemplar of industry / Wee picnic crasher (3)
      26. Reduced or recycled / Or ____: actions better for / The environment (6)
      28. Siamese sound is a / Catty comment, translated / Roughly as "Feed me!" (var., 4)
      29. Small dams in rivers / And streams, increase water flow / But may form fish ponds (5)
      30. A furry feller / Is lodge's resident (10A) / Broad-tailed dam builder (6)
      31. Party animal? / Vocal in the roar or rut / Attracting the hinds (4)

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      1. Wombat faeces shape / Territorial markers / That won't roll away (6)
      2. Buddhism and Hinduism / A non-violence doctrine / Living things sacred (6)
      3. Worker in garden / Fabulous honey maker / Beware its stinger (3)
      4. Reef material / Great Barrier skeletons / Snorkeler's vista (5)
      5. In Commonwealth ads / Close bids may be accepted / To buy animals (abbr., 3)
      6. Big game animals / Bucks and does are Bambi's kin / Venison sources (4)
      7. Teletype message / Radio-linked devices / Communication (init., 4)
      11. Female with a beard / Billy's barnyard mate, a doe / Often minding (16D)s (5)
      14. Stingless hive member / Nuptial flight with maiden queen / Death after mating (5)
      15. Slippery swimmer / A wriggly, snakelike, fish / Unagi sushi (3)
      16. Attention getter / Caprine animal bleating / A little butter? (3)
      19. Stop the progress of / Then take into custody / Part of the record (6)
      20. Insect with pincers / Pesky nocturnal creature / Sneaky listener (6)
      22. Venomous viper / Careful not to step on me / Or I will bite you (5)
      24. A peninsula / In West Asia names a breed / Popular horses (sing., 4)
      25. Skipjack, yellowfin, / Bluefin, varieties of / Popular food fish (4)
      27. A palindromic / Flock female, meadow mother / One who's often fleeced (3)
      28. Miss after marriage / Provides a bride's new title / Now partner with "the" (3)