Esther

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A secret scheme to do something (4)
  2. 4. The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem (4)
  3. 5. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  4. 8. The property of being physically or mentally strong (8)
  5. 10. A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear (7)
  6. 12. To address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship (7)
  7. 13. The brother of your father or mother (5)
  8. 14. Female ruler of a kingdom (5)

Down

  1. 1. A ceremonial dinner party for many people (5)
  2. 2. The ___ as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy (5)
  3. 3. An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed (6)
  4. 6. A country with a king as head of state (7)
  5. 7. Holy book of Christianity (5)
  6. 9. Abstaining from food (7)
  7. 11. Male ruler of a kingdom (4)
  8. 12. A large and stately mansion (6)