Complete Clue List
Across
1. Type of snake that squeezes its prey
4. Large rainforest bird, can be dangerous
10. Half-human, half-serpent beings of Hindu myth
11. Cetaceans often in Australian waters, Southern __ (5,6)
12. European fish, aka Orfe
13. Long-eared members of the Lepus species
15. Animals' noses, or birds' beaks
16. Burrowing marsupial, muscular with strong teeth
20. Largest marsupial, over 2 metres tall (3,8)
24. Town in Flinders Ranges, home to many native animals
26. Comes in Red, Eastern/Western Grey, Wallaroo and Euro
27. Branch of veterinarians trying to help Tasmanian Devils
29. Ox or horse-drawn wagon, used in Turkey, var.
31. Cutting short
34. Type of venomous snakes in Australia, death __
37. Seabird, Gelochelidon macrotarsa, the Australian __
39. Morally lower
42. Large flightless bird
43. Fish with flattened bodies, Squatina australis (5,6)
44. Old Testament, Ruth's Mother-in-law
45. Venomous burrowing Australian spider
46. Black and white bird, aggressive in breeding season
Down
1. The Lithgow __, a big cat of folklore
2. Extinct marsupial, aka thylacine, Tasmanian __
3. Fertile place in the desert
4. Budgerigar and other Australian parrots are sought as __ (4,4) sing.
5. Hair or bristle, in plants and animals
6. Prefix for many snakes
7. Improvised - from the Latin (2,3)
8. Affirmative
9. Male Superb Fairy - __ has electric blue plumage, sing.
14. Wapiti
17. European umbelliferous plant, aka Spignel, var.
18. Latin origin for tuna, found in southern waters
19. Type of Australian monitor lizard, can grow to 8 ft.
21. Native dog
22. Family of lizards, sometimes called dragons
23. Grumpy person
24. Cat-sized, predatory marsupial
25. Protective shield in Earth's stratosphere, the __ layer
26. Tree-climbing furry grey marsupial
28. Term given to a number of crustacean decapods (4,4)
30. There are many Australian native types of this insect including the blue banded
32. Extinct large flightless bird of New Zealand
33. Insect, builds large mounds oriented North-South in the northern part of Australia
35. Second part of Latin name for marine mammal in Northern Australian waters
36. Early English settler of Virginia, married Pocahontas
38. Where most birds raise their young
39. Araucaria bidwillii, large conifer in Queensland
40. Single-masted sailboat
41. Masticate
43. Main military contribution to WWI from the antipodes (init.)