| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MARDI | First word of a southern celebration |
| MARDI | First word of a Southern celebration |
| MARDI | First word of a celebration |
| MARDI | First word of a pre-Lenten celebration |
| tapeti | (From Tupi-Guarani word “tapii’ti” = rabbit) Nocturnal leporid mammal. First identified in Pernambuco, Brazil, as Sylvilagus brasiliensis. Known as Brazilian cottontail or forest cottontail, it ranges from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. |
| lowsening | the celebration of a twenty-first birthday also LOOSING |
| lowsenings | LOWSENING, the celebration of a twenty-first birthday also LOOSING |
