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Bugs crossword

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Across

  1. 1 Shed an outgrown outer skin
  2. 3 Big buzzing crowd on the move
  3. 5 Powder bees carry from bloom to bloom
  4. 7 Chirping hopper heard on summer nights
  5. 9 Bustling home for honeybees
  6. 11 Munching youngster that will become a moth or butterfly
  7. 12 Red beetle with black spots, a gardener's friend
  8. 14 Feeler on an insect's head used for sensing

Down

  1. 2 Middle body section where the legs attach
  2. 4 Predator that holds its front legs as if praying
  3. 6 Tough armor worn on the outside
  4. 7 Hard case a butterfly forms before emerging
  5. 8 Snouted beetle notorious in cotton fields
  6. 10 Fast flier with four clear wings, seen near ponds
  7. 13 Hard-shelled insect group, the largest on Earth

About this puzzle

A 21 by 16 crossword with 8 across and 7 down, on the subject of Bugs.

Grid
21 x 16
Across
8
Down
7
Longest answer
EXOSKELETON (11 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 across: MOLT. Shed an outgrown outer skin
  2. 2 down: THORAX. Middle body section where the legs attach
  3. 3 across: SWARM. Big buzzing crowd on the move
  4. 4 down: MANTIS. Predator that holds its front legs as if praying
  5. 5 across: POLLEN. Powder bees carry from bloom to bloom
  6. 6 down: EXOSKELETON. Tough armor worn on the outside
  7. 7 across: CRICKET. Chirping hopper heard on summer nights
  8. 7 down: CHRYSALIS. Hard case a butterfly forms before emerging
  9. 8 down: WEEVIL. Snouted beetle notorious in cotton fields
  10. 9 across: HIVE. Bustling home for honeybees
  11. 10 down: DRAGONFLY. Fast flier with four clear wings, seen near ponds
  12. 11 across: CATERPILLAR. Munching youngster that will become a moth or butterfly
  13. 12 across: LADYBUG. Red beetle with black spots, a gardener's friend
  14. 13 down: BEETLE. Hard-shelled insect group, the largest on Earth
  15. 14 across: ANTENNA. Feeler on an insect's head used for sensing

Questions

How many clues does this Bugs crossword have?
8 across and 7 down, on a 21 x 16 grid. The longest answer is EXOSKELETON (11 letters).
How do I switch between across and down?
Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
Can I print this crossword?
Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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