mythical beasts

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Across
  1. 2. a terrible beast made famous by Louis Carrol in a poem made primarily of nonsense words
  2. 7. a man who shapeshift into a wolf on the full moon
  3. 8. where the next clue is hidden
  4. 12. a woman creature whose screams are a harbinger of death
  5. 14. a plant whose earsplitting shrieks can paralyze
  6. 15. a one-eyed beast of epic proportions
  7. 17. half-fish and half-woman
  8. 18. a one-horned horse
  9. 19. a clay creature often summoned forth by evil wizards to do their bidding
  10. 20. a deep-ocean beast probably inspired by sailors seeing giant Humboldt squid
  11. 21. a creature with the head of a woman and the body of (mostly) a cat who asked riddles
Down
  1. 1. a fox with nine tails
  2. 3. Irish folktale creature who looks like a horse and frequents lakes and creeks
  3. 4. a bird who can regenerate through fire
  4. 5. a beast that breathes fire and has wings
  5. 6. usually spotted under bridges
  6. 9. a tiny redheaded creature on the hunt for gold
  7. 10. Irish folktale woman who could shapeshift out of her sealskin and disappear into the waves
  8. 11. a creature that has the head of a bull and the body of a man
  9. 13. often referred to as 'the walking dead'
  10. 14. urban legend cryptid who gravitates towards flashlights and campfires
  11. 16. a huge creature who often frequented cloud kingdoms with limited visitation via beanstalk
  12. 22. a winged horse