Protected lands for flora and fauna Crossword Clue

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Protected lands for flora and fauna Crossword Answer

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FLORA (noun)
1. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
2. all the plant life in a particular region or period
PROTECTED (adjective)
1. guarded from injury or destruction
2. kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

More USA Today Crossword (10/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Bake sale org.

4. Daytime dramas

9. Get a whiff of this!

14. Shape used to describe storylines

15. Like needs that have not yet been fulfilled

16. Like a piano that's performance-ready

20. Notice that solicits an online RSVP

21. They have many i-opening products

22. On air

23. Spitting images?

26. Get the ___ of the land

29. NNW's opposite

30. Pirate's haul

31. Oliver Twist's request for another helping

32. Long-necked bird resembling a heron

33. Curtains

35. Pull-apart dairy snack

38. Films

39. Gives three stars to, say

40. Site that features cast lists

41. Carried

42. Hair goo

45. Friendship garland

46. Post-gym refreshment?

48. Assistant

49. Kicks with swooshes

51. "From the top!"

52. Fifes and flutes

57. Liberated

58. Use the pink end of a pencil

59. From head to ___

60. Throngs

61. Accord, e.g.

62. Soon-to-be grads (Abbr.)

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Down

1. Groups of conference presenters

2. NFL tight end Kelce

3. Like a Discord user who posts a lot

4. Unwavering

5. Beat that the downbeat is usually on

6. Metal box?

7. According to

8. Like love scenes in movies

9. Fitness-tracking units

10. Bicep exercise

11. Something for an Oscar presenter to open

12. Once named

13. Causes for end zone celebrations (Abbr.)

18. Native of Colorado

19. Place to enjoy a mud bath

23. Sources of student debt

24. Ache

25. Had a serving of humble pie

27. Is for many?

28. "Say ___ to the Dress"

30. "Captain Marvel" actress Larson

31. ___ media

32. Baby's bed

33. Scare off

34. Plant that can help filter water

35. A few

36. Meal eaten in front of the small screen

37. Feel extremely negatively toward

38. "Cool" amount

41. Chucks

42. Eli Manning's former team

43. Person who improves clarity and tone

44. Some telescopes have these at both ends

46. Slips and slides

47. Certain roost-er

48. Stone ___ ("The Flintstones" era)

50. Checked a license at the door

51. "Heck, yeah!"

52. Join a Zoom meeting while wearing PJs, say (Abbr.)

53. Anger

54. Uno + due

55. "So awesome!"

56. Alysa Liu's team

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