House Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh (4)
  2. 5. Large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere (8)
  3. 6. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  4. 7. The lowest part of the musical range (4)
  5. 9. The soft brown fur of the ___ (6)
  6. 10. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving (6)
  7. 12. A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated (4)

Down

  1. 1. Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States (6)
  2. 3. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  3. 4. Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward (7)
  4. 6. The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States (3)
  5. 8. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (5)
  6. 11. Quacking water bird (4)