Solution

Crossword A brain teaser full of ecological clues Across 7

Charles Messier numbered this sort of heavenly phenomenon. (6)

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River home to fearsome women. (6)

9

---- Granth Sahib, the Sikhs’ holy book. (4)

10

Cistercian abbey in the N Yorkshire moors. (8)

11

Sport recently popularised by Wiggins and Cavendish. (7)

13

There are usually 78 cards in this pack. (5)

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René Descartes got his greatest philosophical inspiration sitting in one. (5) This South American country has a plan of ‘Buen Vivir’ to protect its biodiversity. (7)

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A restriction based on how old you are. (3,5)

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It prompts a scratch reflex. (4)

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Plant that gives us saffron. (6)

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Nom de guerre of eco-warrior Daniel Hooper. (6)

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Such as a butterfly from Camberwell. (6)

2

African bishop in a ballet costume? (4)

3

This hurricane devastated New Orleans. (7)

4

Traditionally in Europe dowsing twigs are made of this wood. (5)

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“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough” Rabindranath ------ (6)

‘Great king’ in Hindi. (8)

18

Modern protest movement against social and economic inequality. (6)

Brazilian author of The Alchemist and many others. (6)

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Jakob Ammann founded this Anabaptist movement now established in Pennsylvania. (5)

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Tye-dyeing technique from Indonesia. (4)

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He originated the Gaia theory. (8)

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High state of rapture, from Greek ‘standing outside oneself’. (7)

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