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BestCrosswords.com - "Legends and Myths" by Ilavenil Thirumavalavan on 10/17/2006 [easy]
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1- Prehistoric animal remains preserved in the earth's crust. (7); 5- Shortest month of the year (abbr.) (3); 9- Excessively sweet to be distasteful. (4); 10- One of Santa's helpers (3); 11- Rice Burroughs or Allan Poe? (5); 13- Derogatory term for a mixed breed dog (4); 15- City state of Greece - trap as anagram (6); 17- A body (or machine) which gives out heat (8); 21- Norse God of Thunder (4); 23- Man's name sounding like Australian city (6); 25- To pass on or transmit, information perhaps (6); 28- Shells containing beans. (4); 31- Something that's not there, like a mirage (8); 34- Also known as (5); 35- Out of which birds etc. are hatched? (3); 37- Separate useful matter from waste, as in evidence? (4); 38- Location of the world's largest herbarium (3); 39- Precious material from elephant tusks (5); 42- Tool used for marking wood (3); 43- Killer whale (4); 44- Where pigs are kept (3); 45- Self disciplined person who renounces all material comforts. (7);
 
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2- Man eating monster which says "I'll grind your bones to make my bread". (4); 3- As cosy as a bug in a rug? (4); 4- A person who has received laurels - winner of the nobel prize. (8); 6- Hug or closely wrap. (6); 7- An unsolved problem or a novel written on one. (7); 8- Fastening made of cloth with hooks and loops (6); 9- Punctuation mark usually denoting a pause. (5); 12- Double helix containing genetic code (3); 14- If you want an answer, you have to __ a question. (3); 16- One of the three primary colours (3); 18- Dry and without vegetation, like a desert. (4); 19- Internet Service Provider (abbr.) (3); 20- Dog breed, retirer (anag.) (7); 22- Prefix common to _____crite, _____tenuse or _____dermic. (4); 24- Unwell (3); 26- Title or form of address for women. (2); 27- Division into two - might be nuclear (7); 29- Type of street where traffic runs in a single direction. (3-3); 30- Using more than five senses to see or feel something. (3); 32- Extreme, like _____violet or ___sound scans. (5); 33- Type of printer, not dotmatrix or laser. (3-3); 36- Fishes 'breathe' through these. (5); 40- Seep or leak out of (4); 41- The abominable snowman (4);