| ANIMIST | One who attributes a living soul to non-living objects and natural phenomena (7) |
| ASEPSIS | (of non-living objects) The state of being free of pathogenic organisms. |
| ANIMISM | What is the attribution of a living soul to natural objects and phenomena? (7) |
| FRACTAL | Any one of the complex self-similar geometric patterns observed in natural phenomena including clouds, coastlines, ferns, lightning, peacock feathers, pine cones, romanescos, seashells, snowflakes and |
| ASCRIBE | Attribute a copy in case of substitute (7) |
| ABIOTIC | Non-living |
| EXOTICA | Interesting objects and energy - a toxic mix (7) |
| ORPHEUS | Mythological Greek poet who could move inanimate objects and charm wild beasts with the music of his |
| MORTALS | Living souls |
| DEFENDS | Fed up, objects and sticks up for (7) |
| SCANLEN | Actress Eliza known for "Sharp Objects" and "Little Women" |
| ARTICLE | Object and newspaper story (7) |
| REPLICA | Power in sacred object and a copy |
| ANIMISTS | Those who attribute souls to natural phenomena like plants (8) |
| PERSON | A living soul (6) |
| ALGAE | Crabs feed primarily on ___, others feed on mollusks, worms, crustaceans, fungi, bacteria, and organic non-living material |
| SPONTANEOUSGENERATION | Former belief in the production of living organisms from non-living matter |
| GLACIOLOGISTS | Those who study natural phenomena involving the action of ice (13) |
| ASTRONOMER | Stargazer or scientist who studies celestial objects and phenomena, including blazars, comets, galaxies, moons, planets and quasars (10) |
| SCIENTISTS | People who study natural phenomena |
