Across
- 4. Extremely fierce or savage (9 letters)
- 5. Hard structures for biting and chewing (5 letters)
- 6. Sharp, curved nails (5 letters)
- 8. Flying appendages (5 letters)
- 9. Intensely aggressive or strong (6 letters)
- 13. Relating to ancient Persia (7 letters)
- 14. Arachnid with a venomous tail (8 letters)
- 15. Very old or from the distant past (7 letters)
- 16. Extending appendage (4 letters)
- 17. Collection of traditional stories (9 letters)
Down
- 1. Meat-eating (11 letters)
- 2. Well-known and famous (9 letters)
- 3. Potentially harmful or threatening (9 letters)
- 6. Composed of different parts or creatures (8 letters)
- 7. Wild and untamed creature (5 letters)
- 10. Imaginary or unreal (7 letters)
- 11. Mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human or animal (6 letters)
- 12. King of the jungle (4 letters)