Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The fur of the North American racoon
- 2 Across
- Long-eared animal that hops
- 7 Across
- Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
- 9 Across
- Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- 11 Across
- Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
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- Oval foods laid by hens
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- Large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 16 Across
- Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest
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- A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
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- A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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- A mixture of gases required for breathing
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- Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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- A mammal with wings formed from its forelimbs.
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- The soft brown fur of the ___
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- Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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- Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
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