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noun • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | ||||
| 35% | 6 | Tree climbing? Have a go at climbing inside a shrub | ||
noun • widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers • any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus | ||||
| 33% | 12 | A style of climbing that involves both free climbing and aid climbing | ||
adjective satellite • of plants that are semi-climbers | ||||
Anteater Buried Nose Initially Inside One Climbing
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ECHIDNA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ECHIDNA
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