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Crossword	Date	Comment
Hare	28 March 2024, 23:05	exactly
Palomar Observatory	27 March 2024, 21:07	very good! I thought it might be R2-D2 briefly, but then I saw it.
Shark	27 March 2024, 3:59	sinister!
Owl	27 March 2024, 3:46	Such a change from the usual cartoon treatment of this theme. Not the usual species, either, and quite splendid execution. Thank you, LeoPonchik!
In the garden	26 March 2024, 22:31	Good for April! I hope mine bloom this year.
Orca	26 March 2024, 16:18	Ha ha!
Giraffe	26 March 2024, 4:42	Chorton is right - giraffes are in a different family from bovids (which includes cattle, sheep, goats, and antelopes) but are with them in the ruminant group (an infraorder). Some rabbis have concluded that giraffes WOULD be kosher for Orthodox Jews to eat, except that since their population is now vulnerable, it is not moral to kill and eat them.
Apple	25 March 2024, 15:59	It's interesting how he avoided using brown by mixing dark green and maroon
Autumn leaf	25 March 2024, 4:32	I'm glad this didn't turn out to be a bacon and lettuce sandwich
Guitar	23 March 2024, 21:18	You guys are good
Snake	23 March 2024, 4:09	Eeps!
Gnome with an apple	21 March 2024, 15:27	Challenging and fun. Charming result.
German Shepherd	20 March 2024, 2:13	Love it, thank you!
Husky	19 March 2024, 17:14	I actually managed this one without xs, but only barely, and it took me 14 minutes
Small rooster	18 March 2024, 5:14	fine little bantam!
Pinterest	16 March 2024, 22:54	I thought it was the Phillies insignia, but I'm a little off. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies#/media/File:Philadelphia_Phillies_Insignia.svg
Flamingo and hedgehog	16 March 2024, 16:53	I was trying to remember the significance of this pairing. Thanks to those who mentioned Alice. I knew there's an ancient Greek line about the hedgehog (turns out to be Archilochos), but the counterpart is the fox, not the flamingo.
Albert Einstein	15 March 2024, 21:31	not a lion
Waiting for Newton	15 March 2024, 15:14	Clever title
Rosebud	15 March 2024, 4:01	Even I managed it, though it took me 15 minutes
Lioness	15 March 2024, 2:13	Actually I just looked at photos and think it looks more like a cougar. They have similar faces.
Lioness	15 March 2024, 2:08	This one I needed xs after a bit
Lioness	15 March 2024, 2:07	I thought it was a bear till it was done; then I thought it was a cougar. Which is sort of a lion and of course could be female.
Lioness	15 March 2024, 2:06	I try to do them without xs and sometimes I can and sometimes I can't, so I use them.
Walrus	14 March 2024, 21:14	Thank you, Leo!
Reddit	13 March 2024, 20:57	Looks different to me - more like a Jack o'lantern
Saint Bernard	13 March 2024, 15:12	Wonderful portrait!
Castle	12 March 2024, 22:03	Lovely - thank you!
Pussy	12 March 2024, 16:21	As a knitter with cats, I have learned how to tie off the end of the yarn in a ball.
Pussy	12 March 2024, 16:20	I'm not so sure about that
King penguin	12 March 2024, 5:16	Thought it was going to be a goose - very good
Lion	11 March 2024, 23:58	Fun and interesting to solve, with a moving and lovely result.
Lion	11 March 2024, 23:58	Yes, I think it is him, weeping.
Horse	9 March 2024, 16:02	I wasn't sure if this were an animal or a game piece, but the title makes sense because it looks real
Snail	9 March 2024, 5:12	It IS an excellent specimen
Spud	9 March 2024, 4:53	I thought this was a yec72 until I checked and saw it wasn't. The man doesn't look like Luka, of course, but does resemble a supporting character.
Spud	9 March 2024, 4:52	In Ireland, a proper festal meal must include at least two potato dishes.
The eye of a beloved woman	8 March 2024, 22:19	I had to guess once. I thought it was a fish till finished
The man in the hat	8 March 2024, 6:07	I thought it was a chipmunk or other ground squirrel with a long stripey tail wrapped around itself on top.
Bonsai	8 March 2024, 4:06	Saw some of these yesterday at a flower show
We will plant	7 March 2024, 23:02	I'm listening to a podcast talking about Samwise Gamgee tempted to try to turn the world into a garden, but then realizing that one small garden is kingdom enough.
Charger	7 March 2024, 22:19	I wish mine had a cord that long! I thought it was a still.
Meow	7 March 2024, 6:33	sweet!
Archer	7 March 2024, 6:27	Whang in the gold, as Lord Peter Wimsey once said.
Butterfly	6 March 2024, 4:46	Strange and wonderful - like stained glass
Giraffe	5 March 2024, 16:10	I like this creature
Goat	5 March 2024, 5:07	good!
Tyrannosaurus Rex	4 March 2024, 16:13	Fun
Penguin	4 March 2024, 6:08	lovely!
Cow	4 March 2024, 6:05	I love the blue background