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The Bard's Fauna Crossword Puzzle

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In which may be found animals (and a few other things) mentioned by Shakespeare (and a few others)
Author: ceetee - Diff: Harder

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      1. Eye covering
      5. "Alas poor ___ how thou sweat'st" 'Henry iv part 2'
      7. A mythical creature that could "be betray'd with trees" 'Julius Caesar'
      8. Ben Jonson wrote one on Shakespeare's death
      10. "___ Gentlemen of Verona"
      12. Reputedly stupid Australian bird
      15. Peacock genus
      16. "This gentleman, the prince's near ___" 'Romeo and Juliet'
      17. "With all the strength and ___ of the mind" 'Hamlet' (US spelling)
      18. "Aye, that's a ___ indeed" 'Merchant of Venice'
      19. Engrave with acid
      20. "All kinds of ___ and shame" 'Othello'
      23. " thou bor'st thine ___ on thy back o'er the dirt" 'King Lear'
      25. "With ___ by his side come hot from hell" 'Julius Caesar'
      27. "And burn the long-lived ___ in her blood" 'Sonnet 19'
      28. A beam of light
      29. "He will steal, sir, an ___ out of a cloister" 'All's Well That Ends Well'

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      1. One of the zodiac constellations
      2. "Give the devil his ___" 'Henry V part 1'
      3. Toxic lizard, ___ Monster
      4. The Ocean Sunfish
      5. Pismire is an ancient name for this insect
      6. Freudian concept
      9. "Go great with tigers, ___ , wolves, and bears" 'Timon of Athens'
      11. "But will you woo this ___?" 'Taming of the Shrew'
      12. "Gall of ___" 'Macbeth' (Answer plural)
      13. Primate of Madagascar
      14. "And snatch 'em up, as we take ___, behind" 'Antony and Cleopatra'
      21. The Bard called it a "hautboy"
      22. The sea-eagle
      23. A Shakespearean tune
      24. "I am to ___ her through the wall" 'Midsummer Night's Dream'
      25. To end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly
      26. Unit of work or energy