Madeline Animal Puzzle
Across
- 1. Like Lyme disease
- 3. Egg-laying mammal from Australia
- 5. Like a pug’s skull shape
- 6. Parasite spread by mosquitoes, not romance
- 12. Distinctive chimpanzee vocalization
- 16. Thing checked in a sick cat by pinching skin
- 21. Protective “third eyelid”
- 22. Listen carefully, perhaps to a Labrador with a murmur
- 23. Painful hoof condition feared by horse owners
- 25. Fur color seen in collies and German shepherds
- 26. are intentionally sneaky:
- 27. Surgery that removes a blood-filtering organ
- 30. Octopus, notably
- 35. Nearly indestructible microscopic animal
- 37. Tiny implant scanned at shelters
- 38. Deadly puppy illness, informally
- 41. Turtle shell plates
- 45. Egg-laying
- 47. North America’s only marsupial
- 49. Thing forgotten exactly when the squirrel appears
- 51. Insect-eating relative of the hyena
- 52. Community cats cared for outdoors
- 53. Ability of some marine creatures to glow
- 55. Basic order that some huskies treat as optional
- 56. Low-cost surgery site for pets
- 60. Indoor reptile habitat
- 62. Hummingbird’s energy-saving state
- 63. Wolf or fox, taxonomically
- 66. One treating patients who may bite
- 67. Family gathering for lions, tigers, and housecats
- 69. Rabbit raising
- 70. Drug prescribed after a suspicious stool sample
- 71. Disease that may jump species
- 72. Sedative frequently used in veterinary medicine
- 73. Difficult birth in veterinary medicine
- 74. Lip-curling response seen in horses and big cats
Down
- 2. Birder with advanced degrees
- 4. Raising birds professionally
- 7. Pertaining to an organ detecting pheromones
- 8. Common canine skin cancer
- 9. Sensitive feline facial area
- 10. Command that may involve a paw
- 11. Marsupial famous for seeming to smile
- 13. Sunday-Style Clues
- 14. Toward the nose, in anatomy class
- 15. Sudden nighttime sprint session
- 17. One calming both pets and owners
- 18. Joint stiffening
- 19. Vestigial “thumb” on many dogs
- 20. Pelican’s expandable feature
- 24. Chew that mysteriously vanishes under couches
- 28. Genetic trait behind corgis’ short legs
- 29. Study of reptiles and amphibians
- 30. Vulture cuisine
- 31. Veterinary specialty involving animal reproduction
- 32. Scientific study of animal behavior
- 33. Metabolic breakdown process
- 34. Dangerous uterine infection in dogs
- 36. Long-tailed African monkey
- 39. TRICKY CLUE
- 40. Sample brought in awkwardly wrapped in a grocery bag
- 42. Buffalo, incorrectly
- 43. Disorder involving nonfood cravings
- 44. Tooth specialized for shearing meat
- 46. Bird digestive chamber
- 48. Yellowish in coloration
- 50. Tapeworm, scientifically
- 54. Seasonal explosion of fur
- 57. Shark or ray
- 58. Routine ranch procedure
- 59. Small black Belgian dog breed
- 61. Historic firearm … or an overeager retriever?
- 64. Groomer’s least favorite phrase
- 65. Post-surgical “lamp shade”
- 68. Cow, for one — and also someone overthinking