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Creatures and Deities of Legend Crossword Puzzle

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Inspired by a book of myths and legendary creatures, I present this crossword for your enjoyment.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. Result of crossing a griffin with a horse (don't try this at home!)
      6. Swiss physician, __ Kocher, 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
      10. Old woman, 12A appears in this guise
      11. Ancient sailors wove myths about giant fish, Acipenser, now thought to be __ (pl.)
      12. Supernatural old woman, Slavic folklore (4,4)
      13. Fire-breathing creature, common to many countries' legends
      15. Mesopotamian goddess of war and love
      16. Legendary tribe of dog-headed people, said to live in India
      18. Ancient Picts used woad as a __
      19. Where you might expect to find a Dryad (2,1,4)
      21. Zeus __ over the Olympian gods and goddesses
      24. A worshipper __ the power and generosity of his gods
      25. Lycanthrope
      27. Those born under the Zodiac sign of the Twins
      28. Avoid capture; as with the Yeti, Sasquatch, etc.
      29. Mysterious twilight time of evening
      30. Cockatrices, name used in Medieval heraldry, pl.

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      1. Tragic wife of Priam of Troy
      2. Another name for the god Apollo
      3. It's hard to grow just ___ (Acanthus mollis) as they can be an invasive perennial (3,6,5)
      4. Lynn Anderson song, 'I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a __' (4,6)
      5. Half-human, half-goat minor deity
      7. Khons is an ancient Egyptian __ (lunar deity) (4,3)
      8. Spartan military leader, died 395 BCE)
      9. Common trait of 13A, 25A and 30A
      14. Nietschke's concept of the ideal human
      17. A deity of inland waters, also a Wilbur Smith novel (5,3)
      20. Greek goddess of the hunt
      22. Newborn infant
      23. In ancient religions a sacrifice is where one __ a gift to the gods
      26. Norse myth, a wolf or dog guarding Hel's gate, var.