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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Ouch!’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

The words areall creatures that come with their own built-in weapons.

Spoilers spelt out in the Strands style.

Thesecond wordis the desert’s tiny tank, armed and always ready.

Thethird wordis the airborne menace that never forgets a grudge.

Thefourth wordis the fuzzy flyer that’s all buzz and a little bit of bite.

Thespangramis nature’s way of saying “back off."

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