€QACROSS&DOWNZHšgýìÆd1.2cî÷¿.....A...L.A.T.WOMBAT.SNAPPERS.U.A.O.T.B.E.E.OZONELAYER.SMEW.E.D.L...A...F.PLAINS.REDSTART...C...O.O.W.O..GLOBALWARMING..R.O.C.A...T...BACTRIAN.CICADA.Y...D...H.H.R.GLEN.RHINOCEROS.I.E.A.B.U.R.N.SNOWLINE.GUSHER.G.T.N.X.H..........-...-.-.-.------.--------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.----.-.-.-...-...-.------.--------...-...-.-.-.-..-------------..-.-.-.-...-...--------.------.-...-...-.-.-.----.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--------.------.-.-.-.-.-.....Natural World Crossword - quiz-style and easy crypticEddie JamesE. James 2000Ring-shaped reefs (6)A dogged breed from Newfoundland? (8)Primates (4)Small amphibian adapted for climbing (4,4)Marsupial found in Australia, Tasmania, Flinders Island (6)Blackbird-like bird (5)Small marsupial insect-eater of Australia and New Guinea (9)Photographers of reddish food-fishes? (8)Farm accomodation! (3)Scientists, alarmingly, have seen through this natural protection against UV light (5,5)Small merganser or diving-duck (4)Grasslands, steppes, tundra (6)Embarrassed beginning for this small European songbird! (8)The Mountain Ash (5)These bird-watchers ‘collect’ sightings of rare birds (9)How serious a worldwide environmental threat this might be, just a matter of degree? (6,7)Freshwater fish, related to the salmon, with large dorsal fin (8)Atmospheric pollution threatening particularly forests and lakes (4,4)One sort of camel (8)Tropical insect characterised by noisy, singing males (6)Cliff-nesting crow-like bird (6)Fertile male honey bee (5)Scottish valley (4)Small, long-tailed amphibian found in ponds (4)Visitors to East Africa may well hope to see one without getting charged! (10)Antelope of mountainous regions (4)Don't expect a thaw any higher than this (8)One who talks over-effusively about a natural spring or geyser (6)Test your knowledge of wildlife and the environment (puzzle specially created for this web site)