Wildlife and Wine
August 23, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
Weed with milky sap
Roll of credits
Stag's branches
Casks of wine
Owed to the bank
Peeled off a banana
Give it a shot
Coral colony
Dinner in a box
Totally bonkers
Munches on bamboo
Nordic currency
Pale green moth
Forms the basis
Thou … welcome
London's country
Dark hair color
Wheat protein
Blocks the gale
Where gauchos roam
Very, in a text
Banana's color
Piano practice piece
Cat's cozy perch
Group of experts
The one reading
A guided visit
Outer coat of a seed
Push-up count
Off-white shade
Devoured a snack
Weeps loudly
Bedtime story told
Young salmon, at sea
Holds up a bank
Walks down the aisle
Rarely invited
So it stands now
Bold red, from Italy
Broken beyond repair
Sticky snare, or net
Wildlife and Wine — Solution
August 23, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
Weed with milky sap
S
Roll of credits
Stag's branches
E
Casks of wine
Owed to the bank
B
Peeled off a banana
S
Give it a shot
Coral colony
G
Dinner in a box
Totally bonkers
T
Munches on bamboo
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D
A
Nordic currency
Pale green moth
K
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A
Forms the basis
Thou … welcome
U
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D
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L
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London's country
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K
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Dark hair color
B
R
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N
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Wheat protein
Blocks the gale
G
L
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N
Where gauchos roam
F
Very, in a text
Banana's color
S
O
L
E
E
Piano practice piece
Cat's cozy perch
Group of experts
L
A
P
The one reading
A guided visit
Y
O
U
Outer coat of a seed
Push-up count
Off-white shade
R
E
P
S
Devoured a snack
Weeps loudly
A
T
E
Bedtime story told
T
T
E
S
T
A
Young salmon, at sea
S
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T
Holds up a bank
Walks down the aisle
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Rarely invited
So it stands now
U
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B
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Bold red, from Italy
B
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Broken beyond repair
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Sticky snare, or net
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Wildlife and Wine — The notes
August 23, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
- SPURGEWeed with milky sapGenus Euphorbia, plants with milky, often irritating sap, found in gardens and wastelands worldwide.
- ENDRoll of creditsThe finish of anything, a race, a book, a road. In film, it's the point where credits start rolling.
- ANTLERSStag's branchesBony, branching headgear grown and shed yearly by deer, elk and moose, unlike horns, which are permanent.
- BARRELSCasks of wineWooden or metal casks used to age wine, whisky or store oil, also a verb meaning to speed along.
- DEBTOwed to the bankMoney owed to someone else, whether a bank loan, a mortgage or an unpaid favor.
- SKINPeeled off a bananaThe outer covering of a person, animal or fruit, as in a banana's skin, tossed after peeling.
- GOGive it a shotTo attempt something, 'have a go', or the ancient Japanese board game of stones and territory.
- REEFCoral colonyA ridge of coral, rock or sand near the ocean surface, home to much of the sea's biodiversity.
- TAKEOUTDinner in a boxRestaurant food ordered to eat elsewhere, often delivered in boxes or bags, called 'takeaway' in the UK.
- NUTSOTotally bonkersInformal American slang for wildly crazy or irrational, a cousin of 'bonkers' and 'bananas.'
- PANDAMunches on bambooThe giant panda, a black-and-white bear native to China that eats almost nothing but bamboo.
- KRONANordic currencyThe currency of Sweden and Iceland (plural kronor/krónur), the name means 'crown.'
- LUNAPale green mothThe Luna moth, a large pale-green North American moth named for the moon, Luna, in Latin.
- UNDERLIEForms the basisTo exist beneath and support something else, like a hidden cause underlying a visible problem.
- ARTThou … welcome'Thou art' is the archaic second-person form of 'to be', as in old English and biblical texts.
- UKLondon's countryShort for the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, home to London and Big Ben.
- BRUNETTEDark hair colorA person, usually a woman, with dark brown hair, from the French for 'little brown one.'
- GLUTENWheat proteinA protein found in wheat, barley and rye that gives dough its stretch, avoided by celiac sufferers.
- LEEBlocks the galeThe side sheltered from the wind, sailors seek the lee shore to escape a gale.
- PAMPASWhere gauchos roamThe vast grassy plains of Argentina and Uruguay, traditional home of the gaucho horseman.
- SOVery, in a textAn intensifier meaning 'very' or 'extremely,' common in casual speech and texting, 'so good.'
- YELLOWBanana's colorThe color of ripe bananas, lemons and taxis, also slang for cowardly.
- ETUDEPiano practice pieceA short musical piece written to practice a technical skill, especially on piano, French for 'study.'
- LAPCat's cozy perchOne full circuit of a racetrack, or the flat area formed by a seated person's thighs.
- PANELGroup of expertsA group of experts assembled to discuss or judge something, also a flat section of a wall or door.
- YOUThe one readingThe second-person pronoun, whoever is reading or being addressed right now.
- TOURA guided visitA trip through a place with a guide, or a series of concert dates by a touring musician.
- TESTAOuter coat of a seedThe botanical term for a seed's tough outer coat, which protects the embryo inside.
- REPSPush-up countShort for repetitions, the number of times an exercise like a push-up is performed in a set.
- ECRUOff-white shadeA pale beige or off-white color, named after the French word for unbleached, raw linen.
- ATEDevoured a snackPast tense of eat, as in someone who devoured a snack or finished a meal.
- SOBSWeeps loudlyCries with short, heaving breaths, the sound of someone weeping hard.
- TALEBedtime story toldA story, especially one told aloud, like a fairy tale or a bedtime story.
- SMOLTYoung salmon, at seaA young salmon at the stage when it migrates from fresh water to the sea.
- ROBHolds up a bankTo steal from a person or place, often by force, as in robbing a bank.
- BRIDEWalks down the aisleA woman on her wedding day, traditionally the one who walks down the aisle.
- UNPOPULARRarely invitedDisliked or rejected by most people, the opposite of popular, like a rarely invited guest.
- ISSo it stands nowThe third-person singular present of 'to be', used to state that something exists or is true right now.
- BAROLOBold red, from ItalyA bold red wine from Piedmont, Italy, made from the Nebbiolo grape and aged for years.
- USELESSBroken beyond repairHaving no practical use or value, broken beyond repair, or simply pointless.
- WEBSticky snare, or netA silky net spun by a spider to trap insects, also shorthand for the World Wide Web.