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Across
1. Archaeological find which could be the fossil of a biological organism
7. Colossal; a word used in naming some plants and animals
10. Citrus producer (5,4); "Citrus limon"
11. Pakistani neighbour whose National Flower is the Lotus, "Nelumbo Nucifera"
12. The fifth taxonomic rank
13. Baked in a shellfish shell, so having a distinctive shape (var.)
14. The seventh taxonomic rank, used for living and fossil organisms and viruses
17. Home planet
20. The second-highest taxonomic rank: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea and Bacteria
24. The highest taxonomic rank: the Arachaea, the Bacteria and the Eucarya
25. Garden pests: sap-sucking insects
26. Fragrant roots ("rhizoma iridis", also called "Queen Elizabeth Root")
27. Bow, as we might to Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy
28. Colonise
29. Spiral-shelled mollusks
30. Range of mountains with jagged peaks
31. Sixth taxonomic rank, proposed and determined by taxonomists
32. Eighth taxonomic rank, basic unit of classification of organisms
36. In reserve OR stage whisper
39. Adipose, like some tissues
42. Extinct carnivorous marsupial, sometimes called the Tasmanian tiger
43. Oral features sometimes used to classify animals
44. Yogurt-and-cucumber side dish from 11A
45. Release of an egg or eggs
46. Evaluates
47. European wheat variety

Down
1. Having regrets because learning classification systems is difficult
2. Weighed down
3. Taxonomic rank (the fourth) having its own unique name
4. Blood-vessel blockages, strangely MOBILE (anag.)
5. Remove a blockage from
6. Prefix relating to nourishment or nutrition
7. Crystal-lined rock
8. Venomous snake; "Vipera berus" is a common one in Western Europe
9. Light source
15. The relationships between living organisms and their environments
16. The same as always
18. Abnormal heart beat (var.)
19. Coastal wetland (5,4)
20. Called (5,2)
21. Take care of
22. SKI I HAD revealed brightly coloured African shirt (anag.)
23. Mountainous expanses
33. Third taxonomic rank or division
34. Tie OR record-setting American Thoroughbred (1935-1954) who probably did not race at Ascot
35. Draw out
36. Daisylike perennial flower whose name means "star"
37. Unreactive
38. Cultural values
39. Plants reproducing via spores and lacking both seeds and flowers
40. Ancestral grouping
41. Single-celled fungus used in baking and brewing