Orphans Know More

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa (6)
  2. 5. Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans (8)
  3. 6. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  4. 7. Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration (9)
  5. 8. Many and different (7)
  6. 10. Parents, children and relatives who belong together (6)
  7. 12. Tallest living quadruped (7)
  8. 13. A large and densely populated urban area (plural) (6)
  9. 14. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (5)

Down

  1. 2. A living organism characterized by voluntary movement (6)
  2. 3. A large number or amount or extent (plural) (9)
  3. 4. Big cat known as king of the jungle (4)
  4. 9. A mainly residential district of Manhattan (7)
  5. 11. Human beings (6)