| SPOTTED | The ___ eagle owl is the most widely distributed owl in South Africa and can thrive in most habitats |
| GIANT | The Verreaux's (___) eagle owl is the biggest owl in Africa |
| INDIGENOUS | The Cape porcupine is ___ to South Africa and can be found near vegetation at sea level to 2000m above sea level, usually in rocky hill areas |
| AMPHIBIAN | A protected class of species that can thrive in areas of railway biodiversity - for example, the great crested newt (9) |
| PINK | The Giant eagle owl is most recognisable by its ___ eyelids |
| FISH | The Pel's fishing owl is the only South African owl species that lives almost exclusively on ___ |
| SCOPS | Smallest African owl is the African ___ owl |
| PROSPERO | Shakespearean character can thrive on nothing (8) |
| SUCCULENTS | Low-maintenance houseplants that can thrive with no shade |
| YELLOW | The Spotted eagle owl looks similar to the Cape eagle owl but the Spotted eagle owl has ___ eyes and the Cape eagle's eyes are orange |
| ZULU | Which is the most widely spoken first language in South Africa? (4) |
| SCOTS | - pine; national tree of the country with the capital Edinburgh; the world's most widely distributed conifer (5) |
| MARIS | _ Piper, the most widely grown potato variety in the UK, making up 16% of the crop in 2014 (5) |
| SHIRAZ | Which is the most widely grown variety of grape in Australia? (6) |
| ROOSTER | What is the most widely grown variety of potato in Ireland? (7) |
| TOBACCO | What is the most widely used leaf of the nightshade family? (7) |
| AFRIKAANS | Language spoken in South Africa and Namibia that is an offshoot of several Dutch dialects (9) |
| LIMPOPO | River rising in South Africa, and flowing 1,090 miles into the Indian Ocean (7) |
| MANDELA | He helped end apartheid in South Africa and served as the country's first Black president |
| EELGRASS | Most widely distributed marine flowering plant of the Northern Hemisphere, classified as Zostera marina (8) |
