Mythical Creatures

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Brutish warrior found in Mordor's armies (3)
• Half-bird, half-woman creature known for snatching food (5)
• Keebler worker or Rivendell resident (3)
• Legendary reptile capable of petrifying victims with a glance (8)
• Serpentine deity found in Hindu and Buddhist traditions (4)
• Enormous bird of prey that could carry off an elephant (3)
• Pointy-hatted garden dweller (5)
• Entity bound to a lamp, often offering three wishes (5)

Down

• Fiery avian symbol of rebirth and immortality (7)
• Cut off one head, and two more take its place (5)
• Shrek's species, known for having layers (4)
• Chiron, the mythological tutor, was one (7)
• Persian beast with a human face, lion body, and scorpion tail (9)
• Colossal cephalopod said to drag ships to the ocean floor (6)
• Mr. Tumnus from Narnia, for example (4)
• Treebeard's species in Middle-earth lore (3)

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