Animal Trouble

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs (10)
  2. 6. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  3. 8. Like down or as soft as down (6)
  4. 9. A girl or young woman who is unmarried (6)
  5. 12. Long-eared animal related to the horse (6)
  6. 14. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  7. 15. An inexperienced young person (5)
  8. 16. Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life (5)

Down

  1. 1. A long-tailed rodent, usually larger than a mouse. (3)
  2. 2. A burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia (8)
  3. 3. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills (4)
  4. 4. Medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat (8)
  5. 7. Furry pet that purrs and chases mice (3)
  6. 10. A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz (6)
  7. 11. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough (5)
  8. 13. Small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies (5)