| DELICACY | People eat the giant african snail and it is considered to be a ___ in some places |
| MATE | The giant african snail is solitary and only meets with other snails when it is time to ___ |
| AGRICULTURAL | The giant african snail causes huge damage to ___ crops and is one of the 100 most invasive species |
| FRIDAY | If this day of week falls on the 13th day of a month, it is considered to be particularly unlucky |
| THOUGHT | It is considered to be an inspiration (7) |
| SLUG | The only difference between a snail and a ___ is that a snail has a shell |
| PULLTOYS | Walk-A-Long Snail and Waddling Duck |
| SAILOR | Crewman demolished second snail and worm's guts (6) |
| TENTACLES | Giant African snail has 2 pairs of ___ on the head, one pair has eyes on top and the other pair is used for smell |
| RECYCLE | Giant African snails help the ecosystem by decomposing and consuming dead plants. This helps to ___ nutrients from the dead plants back into the environment |
| URBAN | Giant African snail can be found in humid forests, wetlands, coastal areas, agricultural fields and ___ areas |
| LADYBIRD | One of a loveliness of scarlet- or cochineal-red beetles with black spots, named for a revered title of the Virgin Mary, for it is considered a blessed messenger or gift sent to protect gardens and fa |
| NITROUS | This oxide, the result of industry and a component of automobile exhaust, is considered to be a trace gas in the atmosphere. |
| HEARTH | A domestic fireside, upon which a cricket seen to be chirping is traditionally considered to be a symbol of household good luck, as depicted in one of Dickens's Christmas novellas (6) |
| ELEPHANT | When this giant African animal's poop is set ablaze, the smoke produced is a mosquito repellent (and, surprisingly, it doesn't really smell bad) |
| SAINT | "It's Hard to Be a ___ in the City" (Springsteen song) |
| PAIN | To be a _ in the neck (4) |
| SPEEDWELL | Blue-flowered plant in the genus Veronica with a species considered to be a good luck charm for travellers; or, Acorn's friend in Watership Down (9) |
| MOM | Cleo McQueen is struggling to be a ___ to her newborn son Joseph in Hollyoaks (3) |
| MCCLOUD | "... and the next second there won't be a ___ in the sky" |
