Complete Clue List
Across
1. Large land mammal (Loxodonta africana)
10. A spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. The most senior is the Dalai.
11. A hill or rocky peak - famous one at Glastonbury in UK
12. Alternative
13. Medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa
17. "... the Elephants"-a seminal work by Iain Douglas-Hamilton
19. A family of birds with heavy bills
20. Tallest African mammal previously called a cameleopardus
23. Single
24. African varieties are bat-eared or Simien
25. Longest river in Italy, flows into the Adriatic south of Venice
27. Lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
28. American spy organisation (abbr.)
29. Snares are used to illegally do this
31. A taxonomic group containing one or more orders
33. King of the beasts (Panthera leo)
34. A unit of measurement used in printing equal to half an em
36. Actor Cage, briefly
38. To, or not to, that was the question
41. Prickly rodent with quills
43. Excess of acid that causes gout
44. The greatest predator and largest risk to most wildlife
45. Abundant, especially of something undesirable
46. Opposite of 6 down
48. Striped Equus
51. Cause to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger.
53. Code for the US state famous for its alligators
54. One of the "little five" - slow but steady wins the race (2 words)
Down
1. Largest antelope (Taurotragus oryx)
2. Said to be on this if fleeing as a criminal
3. First name of Mr Philips, an American comedian, known for his strange appearance and falsetto voice
4. Rarely seen nocturnal mammal, and sadly heavily poached for its scales
5. A preposition location or arrival in a particular place
6. Negative
7. Illegal trade in wildlife
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research (shortened form)
9. Felidae family
13. Wild goat of Europe and North Africa
14. Short form for mother
15. Tracking follows these
16. Climbing cat
18. Sundowner classic - with tonic
21. Start of the subject line of an email when it is a reply to another email
22. The young of 48 across
26. Short surgical procedure
27. Jane Goodall studied this in Gombe, Tanzania (Pan troglodytes)
30. Taxonomic group containing one or more species
32. Puff ___ - venomous snake
35. To bite or pinch lightly
37. Nocturnal animal often wrongly called a cat, source of musk for perfume
38. One of the Big Five
39. Poetic word for before
40. General term for physics or chemistry
42. We're going ___ safari
47. A word said to frighten or drive away a person or animal
49. A large, round, flattish bread roll, typically with a spongy texture and floury top.
50. Source of oxygen for mammals
52. Young newt