The Book of Nature
Where every clue turns a new leaf.
This puzzle treats nature as a storybook. Solve clues blending biology, science, and literature with clever wordplay and puns.
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Across
- 1AA major section in the 'Book of Nature'.
- 7AThe grand story this puzzle's theme is about.
- 8AWatertight structure for underwater construction.
- 10AA butterfly's nectar-sipping proboscis.
- 12AA butterfly's painted 'pages'.
- 13ATree whose leaves might be lunch for a caterpillar.
- 15AA novel idea?
- 16ATo provide nectar for, as a flower to a butterfly.
- 17AEnjoying a book with many chapters, perhaps.
Down
- 2DTop of a body, or top of a page.
- 3DA chemical that could mean 'The End' for a butterfly's story.
- 4DStretched out, like a caterpillar.
- 5DAnnual stories told by a tree trunk.
- 6DBiological groups needed to write the next chapter of life.
- 9D___ the Hedgehog of video game fame.
- 11D'You're dethpicable!' duck.
- 12DThin communion cracker.
- 14DInstrument for a toot, or a feeler for a moth.
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