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OURWILD WORLD

90 BBC Wildlife July 2020

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Crossword compiledbyRICHARD SMYTH, quiz setbyBEN HOARE

AC ROS S
1 Treealsoknownashazelpine,noted
foritssweetresin(3,3)
5 Small-leavedshrub,Salvia
microphylla, nativetoMexico(4, 4)
9 Essentialcomponent of
photosynthesis(8)
10 Heathers(6)
11 Blossomingtreeinthegenus
Fraxinus(9,3)
13 Anothernamefora diver(4)
14 PlantinthesubfamilyAsteroideae,
purportedtorepelparasites(8)
17 Thistle-likeplantfoundamid
sanddunes(3,5)
18 A collectivenounforvultures(4)
20 Smallantelopeofeasternand
southernAfrica(12)
23 Africancountry,hometothe
VolcanoesNationalPark(6)
24 Tundra rodents (8)

MAYANSWERS

ACROSS:1 tongue, 5

tiddlers,9 sycamore, 10

toucan, 11 serviceberry,

13 Java, 14 iceplant, 17

birdsong, 18 beet, 20

ringedplover, 23 Arabia,

24 noctules,25 stinkpot,

26 tusker.

DOWN:2 oryx,

3 grassland,4 eco-art,

5 TheLivingPlanet,

6 dotterel,7 louse, 8

roadrunner, 12 Pacific

rat, 15 laburnums, 16

woodvamp, 19 avocet,

21 Gabon, 22 cere.

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25 Songbirdthatcalls‘teacher,

teacher’(5,3)

26 Australiancity,hometo the Blue

GumHighForest (6)

DOWN

2 FlightlessbirdsofAustralia(4)

3 Seed-eatingsongbird that flocks

in‘charms’(9)

4 Flylarva(6)

5 AnothernameforViolasororia, a

purple-floweredplantpopularwith

thecaterpillarsoffritillaries(9,6)

6 Apiarystructures(8)

7 Weaponofa wasporscorpion (5)

8 UKreptilethatfeedson

amphibians(5,5)

12 Perennialinthefamily

Echinacea(10)

15 Birdnotedforitselaborate

courtship structures (9)

16 Largestlivinglandmammal(8)

19 OldWorldlizardsthatmightbe

spiny,insularorfalse(6)

21 Red___,bushy-tailedmammal

ofsouth-westChinaandthe

easternHimalayas(5)

22 ___weed,herbofthe

southwesternUS,used in

folk medicine (4)

2)Whichscavengingbirdof prey

issaidtonickknickers?

A Buzzard

B Goldeneagle

C Redkite

3)Whatholdsthetitleasthe

world’sheaviestsnake?

A Greenanaconda

B Rockpython

C Kingcobra

4)Whichspecieshascaused

powercutsatCERN’s Large

HadronCollider?

A Woodmouse

B Rabbit

C Stonemarten

5)Whatpollinatordoweneed

tothankfor chocolate?

A bee

B fly

C bat

6)Vikingsworshipped Yggdrasil,

whowasagiant...

A Ashtree

B Brownbear

C Atlantic salmon

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