Deleting random lines that occur after flattening SVG and then uploading to Cricut

Hey there... I finaly reached a point with this frustrating project where I have now flattened my image.  It looks great when I export to Cricut EXCEPT, I am getting these random lines everywhere.  Any ideas as to how I can maintain a single layered image AND rid the imported SVG of the random lines?  I have attached a screen shot of the problem, as well as of the SVG before and after flattening.