Ratwords by Carole Morrell

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Across
  1. 1. Do this to cats and mice, NOT rats.
  2. 6. Rats show you love with their eyes.
  3. 8. Rats bred to be fat don't have receptors for this protein.
  4. 9. A common disease commonly researched with rat subjects.
  5. 10. This microbe really bugs us!
  6. 12. Rat bullying can lead to this barbaric practice.
  7. 13. The gland behind my eyes that secretes.
  8. 14. A way to give me a shot.
  9. 15. The chubby rat strain, bred for obesity studies.
Down
  1. 2. Tail condition caused by too much humidity.
  2. 3. My people had less than 1% inbreeding for at least four generations.
  3. 4. This unusual childrearing practice makes rats easy to raise in labs.
  4. 5. My people reproduced with their siblings for 20+ generations.
  5. 7. Where to take my bood.
  6. 11. Red rodent tears (and nasal discharge).