ACROSS
3. A critically endangered large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina) endemic to India (7) 9. Search for edible wild plants (6) 10. Unit of electrical current (6) 11. Asian plantain yielding Manila hemp (5) 12. Requesting (6) 13. Pieces of plants taken for propagation (8) 14. Cook over a fire (5) 16. Butcher-bird (6) 17. Consequence (6) 21. Unruly fistfight (5) 23. The flora and fauna of an area (5) 26. Flower part resembling a leaf (5) 27. Tomato (4,5) 28. Coating of concreted sugar (5) 29. Woody climbing plant of tropical forests (5) 31. Evil spirit (5) 32. Poultry bird, the male of which has a long, fleshy snood on its beak (6) 36. (Land) able to be used for crops (6) 38. Oily liquid that rises to the top of milk (5) 40. Measurement between two places (8) 41. Purpose; design (6) 42. Challenged another to perform some feat (5) 43. Stick together (6) 44. Very strict (6) 45. Sincere (7)
