Nickname for the type of ape that was recently documented successfully treating its own facial infection with a medicinal plant
7A
Type of radiation that 4Ds soak up while basking
8A
Mushroom that vaguely resembles a 4D, at least more than other mushrooms do
9A
Type of tree whose wood makes good bedding for 4D, and which quakes
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1D
Civil rights organizer and activist Williams, close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2D
Devices for flattening fabric that perpetuate the myth that wrinkles are a BAD thing
3D
An old name for Shropshire, historically used as an abbreviated form for post or telegrams; it is thought to derive from the Anglo-French "Salopesberia." (Hey, don't shoot the messenger! Also, HINT, look at that Anglo-French word very hard.)
4D
Reptile that many people find creepy, but others enjoy as pets, and incidentally if your pet _____ dies right before the pandemic and you put it in your freezer to deal with later, it might still be there more than 4 years later
6D
4Ds cannot do this from ear to ear, because their ears are on the inside