Complete Clue List
Across
1. Insect-eating, arboreal-dwelling bird with brownish feathers in genus Dendrocolaptes
8. Popeye's girlfriend, Olive ___
9. Wading bird which was sacred to ancient Egyptians
10. One of the tyrant bird family, shares name with the fictional ___ Herman, played by Paul Reubens
11. Long snake-like fish
13. Human equivalent to bird's wing
15. Compass direction (Init)
16. Chirping sound a bird makes
17. Genus of birds including heron family, also anagram of 'A READ'
19. Male pronoun
20. Type of gull, also sound made by a kitten
22. Institute in London, England, specialising in cancer research (Init)
24. Alternative name of several birds, such as dunlin and African weaverbird
26. Some English-speakers say 'Cheers' before drinking while some Scandinavians say '___'
27. Poetic word for 'over'
29. Similar name and habits to 1A, but with whitish underbody and in genus Certhia
Down
1. Warbler in Sylviidae family, named for light-coloured feathers on front of neck
2. Baltimore ___, a bird or a member of a MLB team
3. Person in charge of a military unit (Init)
4. Subspecies of ptarmigan, sounds like a fruit more ready to eat
5. English University of Exeter's online learning environment (Init)
6. Old Scottish word for peacock, also name of smallest chess piece
7. Songbird which builds nests in marsh grass or sedge
12. Female sheep
13. Cash dispenser (Init)
14. Scottish word for seagull, also jaws of a voracious animal
15. Describes a dry wine
18. Water or spotted ___ or thick-knee, wading bird of family Burhinidae
21. Type of duck whose feathers are used for stuffing
23. Many birds are ___ to fly
25. Large legendary bird
28. About, regarding