Peter Cottontail

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. English essayist (4)
  2. 3. Young bird especially of domestic fowl (5)
  3. 6. The season of growth (6)
  4. 9. Spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar (11)
  5. 10. Orange vegetables that rabbits love (7)
  6. 11. A hat tied under the chin (plural) (7)
  7. 12. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ (6)
  8. 14. Inviting ___ or hugging (6)
  9. 15. Green plant covering lawns (5)

Down

  1. 2. A score in ___ made by throwing the ball through the hoop (plural) (7)
  2. 4. Sweet brown treat made from cacao beans (9)
  3. 5. Oval foods laid by hens (4)
  4. 7. Long-eared animal that hops (6)
  5. 8. The occupation of a house ___ (8)
  6. 11. A young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit (5)
  7. 13. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually (plural) (6)