Cinco de Mayo

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (4)
  2. 2. The color of a fire truck (3)
  3. 5. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (6)
  4. 8. A successful ending of a struggle or contest (7)
  5. 11. The color of grass (5)
  6. 12. The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual (11)
  7. 14. Special day of celebration or time off (7)

Down

  1. 1. An elaborate party (6)
  2. 3. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  3. 4. A feeling of self-respect and personal worth (5)
  4. 5. A flour tortilla folded around a filling (7)
  5. 6. United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln (6)
  6. 7. The color of snow (5)
  7. 9. Thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour (8)
  8. 10. A blow with the fist (5)
  9. 13. A tortilla rolled cupped around a filling (4)