Kilmacurragh Crossword for Adults, 1

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Across
  1. 3. Doglike nocturnal creature (3)
  2. 4. Stinging pollinator, noticed more in Autumn (4)
  3. 5. Green beetle, armoured! (9)
  4. 8. Big solitary bee with a stripy body (9)
  5. 10. Long-legged bird that stalks ponds and streams (5)
  6. 11. Freshwater 'snake' (3)
  7. 12. Crawling creature with one big foot (4)
  8. 13. Native tree that can also be a female name (5)
  9. 14. Large shy woodland mammal (4)
  10. 16. Beautiful native shrub with cream flowers and red berries (7,4)
  11. 17. Ground covering perennial, major and minor! (5)
  12. 18. A pest that nibbles the edges of plants, rhymes with evil! (4, 6)
Down
  1. 1. Bird (and cartoon character) that only recently breeds in Ireland. Found in Kilmacurragh. (10)
  2. 2. Small red insect with black spots (8)
  3. 6. Small blue butterfly, emerges in April (5,4)
  4. 7. Bird that picks insects from the bark of a tree (11)
  5. 9. Small flying mammal (3)
  6. 10. This is also called the May Tree (8)
  7. 15. Bird of prey often seen in Wicklow (3,4)