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Across 1. completely dry, thirsty (7) 4. great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage (5) 8. the study of biological inheritance (8) 9. able to move easily (6) 10. a neurotransmitter (9) 14. to do with the development of life (12) 15. having an extremely bad reputation (8) 17. inflicting punishment or vengeance, venting, unleashing (8) 19. a time without rain (7) 22. put an end to the activities of something (8) 23. separate kind of animal or plant (7)

Down 2. in generous amounts (7) 3. the area cut by a lawn mower, a _ _ _ _ _ of grass (5) 5. chew food noisily (5) 6. becomes less (10) 7. fearful, cowardly (5) 8. fond of the company of others; sociable; living in swarms (10) 11. ravenous, insatiable (9) 12. areas covered with grass suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland (8) 13. change shape or form, short for metamorphose? (5) 16. multiply, procreate (5) 18. collective noun for geese, _ _ _ _ _ _ of geese (6) 20. past simple tense of tear (4) 21. insects (4)