| DIURNAL | Mostly active during the day. They are known to hunt during a full moon. |
| SHEPHERDS | They are known to go round with crooks (9) |
| TRIPLETS | Easy as 1-2-3: If three kids with the same mom were born on the same day, they are _ |
| ALLMINETOGIVE | Classic 1957 melodrama with the British title The Day They Gave Babies Away (3,4,2,4) |
| DISCOURTEOUS | It's rude to hunt during outside broadcast (12) |
| MOISTURE | Earthworms are mostly active when there is enough ___ present in the soil, preferring soils that have a chemical property ranging from neutral to slightly acidic. |
| MIT | Sch. with a Mystery Hunt during MLK Day weekend |
| NIGHT | When geckos are mostly active |
| REEF | Coral -; inhabited by invertebrates that spawn during a full moon, a type of ecosystem likened to a tropical rainforest of the sea (4) |
| HOWLS | Emulates a wolf during a full moon |
| BUTTERFLY | Lepidopteran with large, colourful wings that is active during the day, or type of swimming stroke (9) |
| HOWLERS | Wolves, during a full moon |
| TROU | What goes down during a full moon? |
| BREATHINGHOLES | Made by seals in the Arctic ice, they are known as 'aglus' to the Inuit: 2 wds. |
| WORKER | Most of the bees in a hive are females and they are known as ___ bees |
| FEARFUL | Foxes are known to be very ___ even to the point of playing with other animals in the wild. |
| NIGHTHAWK | Person who likes to be most active during the hours of darkness (9) |
| AIRAMERICA | Civilian airline set up by the CIA, active during the Vietnam War (3,7) |
| LOSTVILLAGES | The Ontario communities permanently submerged in 1958 for the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway as they are known: 2 wds. |
| HARVEST | - moon; occurring around the autumn equinox, a full moon whose name derives from the time of year when farmers traditionally needed its light the most (7) |
