| SILKY | The ___ anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, is the smallest existing anteater species (5) |
| SPINY | The echidna is the "____ anteater" |
| SLOTH | Shaggy-coated mammal such as Choloepus didactylus (5) |
| UNAU | By what other name is the two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, known? (4) |
| RHODE | ___ Island is the smallest state in the USA. (5) |
| MALTA | What is the smallest country in the EU? (5) |
| LEAST | Concluding the key to enter it is the smallest (5) |
| GRAIN | What is the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems? (5) |
| SCALY | ____ anteater |
| OCEAN | The Arctic is the smallest one on Earth |
| ALKYL | In organic chemistry, a methyl group is the smallest possible ____ group |
| STATE | Rhode Island is the smallest one |
| POLYPHEMUS | In Greek mythology, the most famous of the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants), son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the nymph Thoosa. He captured Odysseus and his 12 companions, who eventually blinded him. Wh |
| TRIDENT | According to the Greek poet Hesiod, a weapon forged by the three Cyclopes for the god Poseidon (7) |
| ETNA | Site of the fabled forges of the Cyclopes |
| BANDED | ___ anteater (creature with prominent stripes on its back) |
| FIRECREST | Along with the goldcrest, this bird is the smallest in the UK (9) |
| LYNX | Animal of which the North American bobcat is the smallest species (4) |
| APOLLO | He slew the Cyclopes, in some myths |
| URANUS | Father of the Titans, Furies, and Cyclopes |
