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Butterflies crossword

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Across

  1. 3 Orange and black traveler that winters in Mexico
  2. 6 Planted yard spot where they gather
  3. 7 Coloring that hides a resting flier from birds
  4. 10 Crawling larva stage with many legs
  5. 11 Pair of club-tipped feelers on the head
  6. 12 Coiled straw-like mouthpart
  7. 13 Sweet flower liquid sipped for food

Down

  1. 1 Mostly nighttime cousin that spins a cocoon
  2. 2 Tiny dusty tiles that color the wings
  3. 3 Plant whose leaves feed monarch young
  4. 4 Six-legged animal group these belong to
  5. 5 Large yellow flier named for its pointed hind wings
  6. 8 Long seasonal journey south
  7. 9 Hard case a caterpillar forms before becoming an adult
  8. 12 Carry powder from bloom to bloom

About this puzzle

A 22 by 27 crossword with 7 across and 8 down, on the subject of Butterflies.

Grid
22 x 27
Across
7
Down
8
Longest answer
SWALLOWTAIL (11 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 down: MOTH. Mostly nighttime cousin that spins a cocoon
  2. 2 down: SCALES. Tiny dusty tiles that color the wings
  3. 3 across: MONARCH. Orange and black traveler that winters in Mexico
  4. 3 down: MILKWEED. Plant whose leaves feed monarch young
  5. 4 down: INSECT. Six-legged animal group these belong to
  6. 5 down: SWALLOWTAIL. Large yellow flier named for its pointed hind wings
  7. 6 across: GARDEN. Planted yard spot where they gather
  8. 7 across: CAMOUFLAGE. Coloring that hides a resting flier from birds
  9. 8 down: MIGRATION. Long seasonal journey south
  10. 9 down: CHRYSALIS. Hard case a caterpillar forms before becoming an adult
  11. 10 across: CATERPILLAR. Crawling larva stage with many legs
  12. 11 across: ANTENNAE. Pair of club-tipped feelers on the head
  13. 12 across: PROBOSCIS. Coiled straw-like mouthpart
  14. 12 down: POLLINATE. Carry powder from bloom to bloom
  15. 13 across: NECTAR. Sweet flower liquid sipped for food

Questions

How many clues does this Butterflies crossword have?
7 across and 8 down, on a 22 x 27 grid. The longest answer is SWALLOWTAIL (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?
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Can I print this crossword?
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