Crossword 536

ACROSS

3. Marsh (6)

8. Woody, grape-producing climbing plant (4)

9. Domestic fowl (7)

10. Reddish-yellow pigment in plants that is converted to vitamin A in the body (8)

11. Calcium or potassium _______ are popular fertilisers (7)

13. Characteristic qualities differentiating people from animals (5,6)

14. Mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc for making pancakes and coating fried food (6)

16. The red _____ (Cunonia capensis) is an evergreen tree occurring in mountain forests from the Western Cape to Mozambique (5)

19. Fruits of the palm Phoenix dactylifera (5)

21. The ________ Angus is a breed of robust, hornless cattle originating in Scotland (8)

22. Small structure in which pigeons breed (8)

24. Cut of meat from the lower foreleg (5)

25. Smell left by an animal by which it may be tracked (5)

28. Onion family herbs with hollow leaves and clustered bulbs (6)

30. Thorny (11)

31. Characteristic of plants (7)

33. Action of a volcano (8)

34. Conservation area (7)

35. A metal, an essential nutrient in soil for plants (4)

36. African fly that transports trypanosome parasites (6)

DOWN

1. Energy-giving substance obtained from organic matter (7)

2. Area of land equivalent to ten thousand square metres (7)

3. The South African meat ______ is a breed of sheep producing goodquality mutton and wool (6)

4. Good enough (8)

5. View or landscape (5)

6. Suppliers of provisions (11)

7. Raw animal hide with fur attached (4)

12. Hollow-horned ruminant related to goats (8)

15. Rat, mouse or vole (6)

16. A fungus of the mushroom family (6)

17. Removing material from the bottom of a harbour or canal in order to maintain or increase depth (8)

18. Of plants, at an early stage of development (11)

19. Apply suitable materials to soil or lawns for nutrition (5)

20. The sum of all animals on a farm (5)

23. Angular distance from the equator (8)

26. Of a disease, deep-seated or lengthy (7)

27. Uncharged subatomic particle (7)

29. Room where work is done or business is conducted (6)

30. Frozen rain (5)

32. Female sheep (4)