APRIL’S ANSWERS

ACROSS: 1 bluebird, 5 wombat, 10 Aster, 11 black swan, 12 cockatiel, 13 eyras, 14 broads, 15 alfalfa, 18 peat bog, 20 cleggs, 22 least, 24 myriapoda, 25 biologist, 26 ilama, 27 xylose, 28 arum type.

DOWN: 1 branch, 2 urticaria, 3 Barbara’s buttons, 4 rabbits, 6 oakleaf geranium, 7 bower, 8 Tunisian, 9 dahlia, 16 legionary, 17 applebox, 19 Gambia, 20 curator, 21 takah, 23 atoll