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ACROSS

9 Primate native to Madagascar (4-6, 5) 10 Colourful bird of tropical Central and South America such as the white bellbird or Andean cock-of-the-rock (7) 12 Plant with an aromatic white root, known in Scotland as crummock (7) 13 Arm of the north Atlantic to which the Copenhagen cockle is endemic (6, 3) 14 Burrowing mammals of the family Talpidae (5) 15 The ___ fly, also known as the fruit fly, is widely used in genetic research (7) 18 Lizard-like reptile of New Zealand (7) 21 Organs of a vascular plant (5) 23 Annual plant, widely considered a weed, that can cause skin irritation; Rottboellia cochinchinensis (9) 25 Bright-coloured perennials native to Mexico (7) 26 Mediterranean herb in the mint family (7) 29 Small seabird, Thalassoica antarctica, found in the Southern Ocean (9, 6)

DOWN

1 Informal, shortened name for a large, predatory aquatic reptile (4)

2 Tiny flying insect of the suborder Nematocera (4)

3 The ___ trees of South-east Asia and Australasia also known as nettle trees (8)

4 Deciduous flowering shrubs of the olive family (6)

5 Woodland songbird with a bright orange tail (8)

6 Genus of flowering plant that includes garlic, leek and chive (6)

7 The ___bird of South America that is a species of 10 across and has a striking crest (8)

8 Group of tiny organisms that may include molds, algae and protozoa (8) 11 Large mammal of central Africa, related to the giraffe (5) 15 The ___ metaltail is a bright green species of hummingbird found in Ecuador and Colombia (8) 16 Term for a plant recently introduced to a habitat or region (8) 17 Genus of Middle Eastern moth named after the entomologist Hugo Reiss (8) 19 Island of north Wales, home to the south stack fleawort (8) 20 Sticky compound produced by trees such as the balsam fir and mastic (5) 22 Sparrowhawk-like bird of prey found in Asia and Africa (6) 24 In bird and reptile anatomy, an opening for excretion and reproduction (6) 27 Yorkshire river, close to the RSPB St Aidan’s and Fairburn Ings (4) 28 Birds that might be short-eared, long-eared or little (4)