Japanese crossword «Sing, bird»

I was about to post "If this is a two star, why am I so stuck?" but I just found something, finally.

Yes, this is a very difficult 2 star crossword.

Good

Challenging.

Ditto on the start - but I learned a lot. Plus an excellent reward.

I had to use 2 hints to solve it. Definitely harder than a 2.5 star crossword.

Lovely and original. Hard, but I was able to solve with logic

Why is it throwing a worm on his head?

Cute image. Thank you.

Good, thank you