Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Macropodid Anatomy and Ecology Enigma
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Stones sometimes swallowed to aid digestion, found in macropod digestive tracts
- 3. Incorrectly allied possums, sometimes confused with kangaroos but taxonomically distinct
Down
- 2. Genus name cryptically combining ancient digits—relates to kangaroo forelimbs
- 4. Cryptic portmanteau of ‘bilateral’ and ‘base,’ referencing kangaroo’s hopping mechanics
- 5. Family name uniting kangaroos and allies in Australian marsupial taxonomy
- 6. Geological period hinting at earliest macropodiform ancestors’ epoch