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Myths and Monsters of the Night Crossword Puzzle

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A crossword to be played on a dark night, focusing on some of the myths and monsters that enthralled (and frightened) our ancestors. I hope you will enjoy it.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. North American cryptid, Bigfoot
      6. Japanese mythology, huge fire-breathing chicken, aka Inuhoo
      9. Dangerous Australian cryptid, similar to Bigfoot
      10. Fearsome dragon-like hybrid from Provencal myth, pl.
      11. Adv., In vivid or ghastly a manner
      12. Son of Sycorax, monster in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
      13. Personification of the Sun, Roman myth
      14. Movie 'Them!' 1954, dealt with giant __
      16. Places a spirit into a creature
      19. Not hers
      20. Ancient civilisation with a wide range of monsters e.g., Alu and Kulilu
      21. Don't drink too much of this Italian sparkling wine, you might see monsters!
      22. A genie may appear if you __ a lamp
      25. To cast a spell of attraction over someone else
      27. White horse with a single horn
      29. Town in Co. Kerry, Ireland, home of many fairy and heroic legends
      30. Personification of space and heaven, Greek myth
      31. Scots word for the time of darkness and legend
      32. Trees planted in cemeteries, tribute to the dead

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      1. Sea monster in the Strait of Messina
      2. Canadian horror movie, 'Deadly Eyes' deals with packs of monstrous __ (5,4)
      3. When using the bathroom, we hope 2D cannot get past this barrier (1-4)
      4. Greek mythology, a Titaness, wife of Oceanus
      5. Greek hero with prodigious strength, slew monsters, var.
      6. Crowned serpents, their gaze and venomous breath is lethal
      7. Young pigeon raised as a meat bird
      8. Being involved in other people's business
      15. Harsh-tempered woman
      17. Japanese sea spirits, name means 'sea priest', pl.
      18. Wawel dragon near Krakow, killed by eating sulphur sewn into a __
      19. Applied to repeating signal or wave
      23. Australian monster, lives in and near water
      24. Creature sought in a poem by Lewis Carroll, "The Hunting of the __", pl.
      26. Stomach pain, distressing in a baby, often fatal to horses
      28. Greek myth, one of the Horae, represents Peace