Spelling Challenge #3

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright (6)
  2. 5. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (5)
  3. 7. An iconic mental representation (5)
  4. 8. A source of danger (6)
  5. 10. Large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere (8)
  6. 11. The principal law-enforcement officer in a county (7)
  7. 13. German engineer who invented the ___ engine (6)
  8. 15. Gossip passed around by word of mouth (5)
  9. 16. Any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh (5)

Down

  1. 1. Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment (6)
  2. 2. State of matter that flows like water (6)
  3. 4. The act of pausing uncertainly (5)
  4. 6. Showing extreme cupidity (7)
  5. 9. The enactment of a ___ (7)
  6. 12. Condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action (5)
  7. 14. A person who is of ___ standing with another in a group (5)