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Aerodynamic Avian Arsenal Decoded
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Covered with epidermal appendages for lift and insulation
  • 2. Process of aligning flight feathers during molting
  • 4. Order including owls, nocturnal aerial predators
  • 8. Instinctive, deeply felt—akin to hunting reflexes
  • 10. Airflow pattern enhancing lift at wing tips
  • 11. Clawed grasp crucial for avian predation
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  • 3. Rising air currents exploited by soaring birds
  • 5. Small falcon famous for hovering hunting style
  • 6. Streamlined trait reducing drag in flight
  • 7. Relating to rapid, gust-like wingbeats (play on 'gust')
  • 9. Pertaining to birds of prey, sharp and swift
  • 12. Rapid succession assault, as a bevy of birds attack

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