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The Zoo

◆◆ · By jasonwestley · Published 2022-02-11T12:20:10.764Z

Constructor's Note
Welcome to my zoo! I have nine enclosures, shaded in the grid. Each of the eight outer enclosures already contains an animal. They wander about a lot, so you might have to put a bit of work into seeing them. I'm introducing a new animal to the central enclosure. You should be able to work out the new animal from the clues. The across clues in the central enclosure tell you how to work out the animal, but you may have to do a bit of shuffling around to spot it. The down clues in the central enclosure tell you how to put the animal into the enclosure. Good luck!
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  • Mike D 10:41 · 2022-02-11T15:45:32.033Z
    This was awesome! I actually managed to get all of the animals and work out the center one, but gave up on some of the surrounding fill.
    • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-11T16:44:21.352Z
      Thanks!
    • Clayton Tyler Henry 24:12 · 2022-02-12T00:34:02.299Z
      I too offer my congrats on this delightfully challenging puzzle.
      • Idriss Z 🤓23:31 · 2022-02-12T04:27:08.071Z
        Really excellent and clever, I feel I am missing a joke at 46D however
        • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-12T07:11:14.487Z
          Thanks! No joke missed. When I initially put the grid together I had Kahlo in mind, but spelled her Freda. Luckily I checked the spelling before publishing 😁
        • bice 🤓25:44 · 2022-02-12T10:20:27.913Z
          Well, I decided that the SE corner was "OLIVE WREN", which is absolutely not a real kind of bird (I might have been thinking of the olive sparrow, who knows), so that made the last step of figuring out the new animal quite difficult. Really nice puzzle.
          • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-12T12:12:46.871Z
            😁 thanks for persevering to the end despite the fictional bird!
          • juff 37:15 · 2022-02-13T00:18:29.747Z
            This is a really nice theme!
            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1A
            Rare handiwork of the Amati family
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Rare handiwork of the Amati family
            2. 4A
              Ancient painted Scot
            3. 7A
              Horse, or John of The Avengers
            4. 10A
              Dull
            5. 12A
              Exclamation that might precede humbug!
            6. 13A
              Cage & Fish employee, to her friends
            7. 15A
              In brief, a useful lexicographical resource for completing this puzzle
            8. 16A
              Numerical adversary of the Demogorgon
            9. 17A
              Deliberately crash into
            10. 18A
              China has the largest, and Vatican City the smallest (at 135 men)
            11. 19A
              Second person singular present of be
            12. 20A
              Singer of "When I am laid in earth..." or "My tea's gone cold..."
            13. 21A
              City with the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the world
            14. 22A
              Son of Forkbeard, and king of England, Norway and Denmark
            15. 23A
              Elder brother of Moses
            16. 25A
              Poppins rival in the magical nanny sector?
            17. 27A
              [N 1, NE 7, E 3, SE 1, S 5, SW 3, W 8, NW 6]
            18. 29A
              Go through (an experience) again
            19. 32A
              Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, age-wise
            20. 34A
              [N 1, NE 7, E 3, SE 1, S 5, SW 3, W 8, NW 6]
            21. 35A
              Ate
            22. 37A
              Not cut, clarity or colour
            23. 39A
              [N 1, NE 7, E 3, SE 1, S 5, SW 3, W 8, NW 6]
            24. 40A
              Less restricted
            25. 41A
              Applies (pressure)
            26. 43A
              [N 1, NE 7, E 3, SE 1, S 5, SW 3, W 8, NW 6]
            27. 44A
              Animal with a pink bow on his detachable tail
            28. 46A
              Animals
            29. 48A
              Grain for livestock
            30. 50A
              Palindromic stories about Viking voyages
            31. 52A
              Shoop Shoop singer
            32. 54A
              Baby bed
            33. 55A
              Do 29A for the first time?
            34. 57A
              One of thirteen popes
            35. 58A
              South African flower
            36. 59A
              Rock with some metal in it
            37. 60A
              Condemn (to eternal punishment?)
            38. 61A
              Mild, pale or golden drink
            39. 62A
              Marvel's Spider-____ or ____pool
            40. 63A
              One who is older than 32A
            41. 64A
              Works of Anaximander, Eratosthenes and Ptolemy, for example
            42. 65A
              Written discourse
            Down
            1. 1D
              Baker and Bruce band
            2. 2D
              Disney Cocker Spaniel
            3. 3D
              Compliant
            4. 4D
              Grand residences
            5. 5D
              Musician who recorded a murder ballad with Minogue
            6. 6D
              Where a company performs its work?
            7. 7D
              Dessert consisting of ice-cream, syrup and, to be honest, anything else you like
            8. 8D
              Patron saint of sailors (and puppets?)
            9. 9D
              Bob or Thomas
            10. 10D
              Simplest of the Greek architectural orders
            11. 11D
              Berry and Buck band
            12. 12D
              European capital
            13. 13D
              One of the songs in 20A, but not the other
            14. 14D
              Young guy
            15. 24D
              Six balls in cricket
            16. 25D
              Blind, tail-less rodents?
            17. 26D
              Partner of Marie in Roxette
            18. 27D
              [The first half of the animal goes down here, letters in the correct order]
            19. 28D
              [The second half of the animal goes down here, letters in the correct order]
            20. 30D
              Pinocchian utterance
            21. 31D
              A glancing blow with a cricket bat
            22. 32D
              Species, genus and family, for example
            23. 33D
              Friend, Roman, countryman, lend me your ___?!
            24. 35D
              Olympic event involving a 7A
            25. 36D
              The Wachowski's most famous protagonist
            26. 38D
              Lexicography, housewarming, or intestines (which is 2nd-order!)
            27. 40D
              Putrefies
            28. 42D
              Sticky place where you might find a fossil
            29. 45D
              Avian protector of the Tower of London
            30. 46D
              Mexican self-portrait painter, to her friends (beware that unchecked middle letter!)
            31. 47D
              Favourite lighting of 36D?
            32. 49D
              Carry
            33. 51D
              A bit grubby (like bird food?)
            34. 52D
              Clothed (usually in armour)
            35. 53D
              Fringe
            36. 54D
              John Pemberton's potable invention
            37. 55D
              Sounds made by Friesians
            38. 56D
              Fury
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