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Just Monkeys! Crossword Puzzle

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The majority of monkeys live in South America, Africa and Asia. This crossword has been drafted to address a challenge in the Author's Lounge whilst also unveiling other fun facts about these fascinating creatures.
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      1. The 1991 song "Monkey Business" was the lead single from heavy metal band ___ Row's second album (4)
      4. Eleven different primate species are to be found on Tiwai Island, ___ Leone (6)
      7. A high pitched warning cry, used by monkeys to ward off predators or mark territory (6)
      8. With 10A. Monkey sent into space in 1959 in nose cone of Jupiter AM-18 missile (4, 5 - first word)
      9. A 1997 American family film directed by Caroline Thompson, based on the lives of two gorillas (5)
      10. With 8A. Monkey sent into space in 1959 in nose cone of Jupiter AM-18 missile (4, 5 - second word)
      13. Found in West Africa mainly in Senegal and The Gambia, common name of the sabaeus monkey (5)
      15. The collective name for a group of monkeys (5)
      18. Species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, (Cercopithecus mitis) (4)
      20. The ___ simia is more commonly known as the monkey orchid (6)
      21. A long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar (3-3)
      22. Author known as "The Supervet", Professor ___ Fitzpatrick (4)

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      2. A long-nosed monkey native to Borneo, called also the proboscis monkey (5)
      3. "The Adventures of Monkey and Me", an inspirational children's novel by ___ O'Brien (7)
      4. ___ monkeys - New World monkeys of the genus Pithecia, found in northern and central S. America (4)
      5. Deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus (3)
      6. Capuchin monkey nicknamed "The Happy Monkey" at the C.A.R.E. Foundation, USA (5)
      9. A 1988 American fantasy film directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks (3)
      11. Vervet monkeys and mandrills are native to the ___ Continent (7)
      12. A sharp blow with something hard (3)
      14. Unofficial mascot of the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team, ___ Monkey (5)
      16. Native to 25 countries in Africa, Papio anubis most commonly refers to the ___ Baboon (5)
      17. An American adult animated sitcom by Adam de la Peña, from 2007 to 2008, "___ Monkeys" (4)
      19. A division of an eon, subdivided into periods (3)