House Pets

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. One of the twelve Apostles (5)
  2. 4. A ___ or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live ___ and underwater animals (8)
  3. 5. Clothing that is a grey color (4)
  4. 7. A dish served as the last course of a meal (5)
  5. 8. A close friend who accompanies his ___ in their activities (5)
  6. 11. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (4)
  7. 12. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (plural) (4)
  8. 13. A salt deposit that animals regularly ___ (4)

Down

  1. 1. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  2. 2. Having characteristics that attract love or affection (7)
  3. 4. Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs (5)
  4. 6. Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (4)
  5. 7. Yielding readily to pressure or weight (4)
  6. 9. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (plural) (4)
  7. 10. A strong feeling of care and affection (4)
  8. 12. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together (5)