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Australian Animals Attack! the Crossword

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This crossword is based on an Australian animals quiz written by Engadine. I have included all ten of the correct answers in the original quiz, and added a number of other animals. I hope you will enjoy it.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      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

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      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.)