ACROSS
3. Mixture of organic waste and manure used as a fertiliser (7) 8. South African genus of plants with large, cone-shaped heads of flowers (6) 9. Organism that is the product of two different genera or species (6) 10. The _______ pear is a cactus of the genus with clusters of needles (7) 11. Rounded, fragrant fruit of the tree used for making jellies and marmalade (6) 12. An ear of maize (6) 13. Lean or lie back (7) 15. Roman goddess of agriculture, grain and fertility (5) 18. Vascular, flowerless plants with featherlike leaves (5) 21. Puma or black leopard (7) 23. Increasing by two (8) 24. Plantation of grape-bearing, woody climbers (8) 26. Graceful (7) 27. To cook (meat) using dry heat indirectly in an oven or over a fire (5) 30. Of a surface, covered with water (5) 33. Event preceding a more important one (7) 35. To house a horse in a building dedicated for the purpose (6) 36. Room to manoeuvre (6) 37. Requited or repaid (7) 38. Writer (6) 39. Safe to eat (6) 40. Large, edible crustacean of the genus (7)
