Desert Fun

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Large American feline resembling a lion (6)
  2. 3. The star our planet orbits (3)
  3. 4. 16th President of the United States (7)
  4. 5. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (6)
  5. 8. A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter (7)
  6. 10. Informal terms for a mother (5)
  7. 11. Bright light from the sun (8)
  8. 12. The flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a ___ (6)

Down

  1. 1. Belgian composer (5)
  2. 2. An informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors (7)
  3. 4. Small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion (5)
  4. 5. Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World (6)
  5. 6. A young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit (5)
  6. 7. A small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (8)
  7. 9. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)