Crossword 408

ACROSS

1. To water crops by artificial means (8) 5. Hidden or dimmed (8)

11. Old English breed of large dog,

often used for guarding (7)

12. Milk sugar (7)

13. Ruminant’s stomach used as food (5) 14. Large North American bird often

eaten at Christmas (6)

15. Unborn offspring of an animal

developed from an embryo (6)

16. Large expanse of salt water (5)

19. Tall grass growing in wet ground (4) 23. Tailless, short-bodied amphibian

with strong hind legs for leaping (4) 24. Roofed structure for trailing or

climbing plants (7)

25. Young dog (5)

26. Fleshy fruit with a single seed (5) 28. Foliage (7)

30. Branchless tropical or subtropical tree

with pinnate or fan-shaped leaves (4) 32. Having enough skill or power

to do something (4)

35. Broom of twigs tied to a pole (5)

38. Long, thin strip of pasta (6)

39. Large, gregarious marine mammal

with two downward-pointing tusks (6) 40. Abounds (5)

42. Ornamental pot for flowers (7)

43. ‘Little Five’ member that digs pits

in which to trap other insects (3,4) 44. Curried dish of flaked fish, rice

and hard-boiled eggs (8)

45. Strained (8)

down

1. Not yet fully grown or ripe (8) 2. Tract of land set aside for

a special purpose (7)

3. The ______ fowl is a large African game bird with white-spotted plumage (6)

4. Clump of hair or wool (4)

6. Trunk of a tree (4)

7. Long-tailed bird that lays eggs

in other birds’ nests (6)

8. Domestic cockerel (7)

9. Display of precision movements

by a trained horse (8)

10. Strongly salted water (5)

17. Body of a dead animal (7)

18. Fruit also known as alligator pear

or butter fruit (7)

20. A series of thoughts and images

occurring during sleep (5) 21. Fruit with cultivars such as Granny

Smith and Royal Gala (5)

22. Long-legged bird that searches for

food in shallow water (5)

23. Collective term for the animals

of a particular area (5)

27. South African name for

cantaloupe melon (8)

29. Flavoured with herbs and spices (8) 31. Big cat ( Panthera pardus) of

Africa and Eurasia (7)

33. Small, succulent fruits (7)

34. Provide with garments (6)

36. Any of several cuts of graded beef (5) 37. Large ruminants domesticated

for meat or milk (6)

40. Large, woody, perennial plant (4) 41. Sodium chloride (4)