Complete Clue List
Across
1. Venomous spider; the Australian type is called a redback (5,5)
6. Atlantic fish, aka porgy (Stenotomus chrysops)
10. Aussie term for a northern Australian fish, OR an Outer Hebrides island
11. Australian Forest dwellers, mimics of many sounds
12. Pig-like New World animal
13. Feline of Central and South America, mostly called Geoffroy's __ (4,3)
14. Universal morse code call for help, inits.
15. Popular aquarium fish, a cichlid
17. Fifth letter of the Greek alphabet
19. Female sibling, abbrev.
20. Small North American woodland bird, Psaltriparus minimus
22. Donkeys or maybe onagers, pl.
24. Promotional notices or videos, abbrev.
27. Greek mythical being, somewhat hoarse, I hear?
28. Subfamily of large cats
30. North Australian/New Guinea, Bird of Paradise family, the Magnificent __
31. Species of this snake inhabit most continents
32. Short pastoral poem, US spelling
33. Indoor nuisance nesting insect, Monomorium pharaonis (7,3)
Down
1. Jazz style developed in 1940s, pl.
2. Extinct bovine
3. Australian tree-dweller (beware its cousin, the Drop Bear)
4. Californian wild plums (Prunus ilicifolia)
5. Princess Fiona was one, (pl.)
7. Medium sized wild cat ranging from Africa to Asia
8. Ethnic group, mainly from Pakistan and Afghanistan
9. Tapering stone pillars, such as Cleopatra's Needles
15. Alliance, 1963 to 2002, replaced by the African Union, inits.
16. Name applied to several unrelated species including 23D
18. Military activities by highly trained forces, Special __ (abbrev.)
19. Echinoderms, class Asteroidea
20. White rum producer
21. Bloodsucking insect, causes leishmaniasis
23. Australian monotreme, aka the Spiny 16D
25. Arachnid, includes 1A
26. Mountain in Armenian Highland; resting place of Noah's Ark?
29. NZ mousehole tree, or NZ crime writer Marsh