Kids Puzzle

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt (4)
  2. 3. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  3. 6. Furry pet that barks and wags its tail (3)
  4. 9. Animal you can ride that gallops (5)
  5. 10. Thickly-furred ___ of ___ regions (9)
  6. 12. A native or resident of Michigan (9)
  7. 13. The soft brown fur of the ___ (6)
  8. 14. Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying (6)

Down

  1. 1. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male (5)
  2. 4. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (7)
  3. 5. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)
  4. 6. A creature of Teutonic mythology (6)
  5. 7. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur (9)
  6. 8. A small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound (6)
  7. 11. Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific (7)
  8. 12. A very large person (5)