Complete Clue List
Across
1. NO STORM for "Pinocchio" whale (anag.)
6. The Southern swamp ____ (NZP) is a medium-sized passerine bird found in the US and Canada
11. IOTAS disguise port of ancient Rome (anag.)
13. Condition of being awesome, in modern slang
14. Plant whose name describes its flowers' colour and shape
15. Bald ____ (NZP): white-headed US national bird
16. La Plata three-____ armadillo (NZP) has three distinct sections allowing it to roll into a ball
17. The ____-spotted Amazon river turtle (NZP) has a colour in its name
18. Buildings, sometimes used for housing animals
20. Of skin, crack due to dehydration
24. Happy animal's tail activity
26. Black ____ (NZP): fruit-eating piranha relative
28. Caffeine-rich seed used for flavouring soft drinks (4,3)
30. Attack (3,4), instinctive behaviour from lions (NZP)
31. Its name describes its claws: ____ sloth (NZP; 3-4)
32. I'D PORED over the ____ Key Beach Mouse (NZP)-one of eight subspecies from the US Gulf Coast (anag.)
34. ARAB LAD unravelled the giant ____ tortoise (NZP) which can live to be 150 years old (anag.)
37. Away from port; somewhere to view 30D in their natural environments
38. Anatomical pouch
40. The gray ____ (NZP) is a pinniped found on remote rocky coasts of the North Atlantic
42. Top
44. Despite its name, "Rattus norvegicus", the ____ rat (NZP), is native to northern China
45. Animal exhibiting tiredness or boredom
46. South American range, habitat for vicuñas and guanacos
48. Surroundings
49. Make light of
50. Collective noun for a group of giraffe
51. Varmint
52. Swimmer with a bladelike snout
Down
2. Found in northeastern Asia: ____ fire-bellied toad (NZP)
3. Caught some rays to warm itself, like the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (NZP)
4. Chilean ____ tarantula (NZP) with coloured hair
5. Strangely SAW BOAS near feral pig from Georgia (US) location: ____ Island hog (NZP, anag.)
6. Brother or sister
7. The ____-headed saki monkey (NZP) is also known as the white-faced saki monkey
8. Smelled badly, as might an upset striped skunk (NZP)
9. Jump across
10. Colour-location describing Eastern salamander (NZP, 3-4) OR highly venomous Australasian spider (9)
12. Dart shooter sometimes used by zoo vets
19. Rodent catcher (3-4 or 7)
21. ____ hinge-back tortoise (NZP; 4'1) OR dens, lairs and nests (5)
22. Giant ____ or red ____ (both NZP)
23. Exceed
25. Sorely, tenderly (colour, adv.)
26. Cougars
27. The King ____ is a hooded snake (NZP)
29. Couple
30. Corals and ____ anemones (NZP)
32. The ____ river terrapin (NZP) is named after its breeding coloration
33. ____ hogs (NZP; 3,5) are the most colourful pigs, named after this and their wallowing behaviour
35. BENT NEST? Not exactly! The ____ wallaby (NZP; 7'1) has a pouch like other marsupials
36. Fearful
38. Patron
39. Original name of Sulawesi, from Portuguese explorers; used for the ____ crested macaque
41. The hawk-headed ____ (NZP) belongs to the same family as macaws, cockatoos and parakeets
43. Duty
46. Advance amount
47. Blood fluids