My Best Pet

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  2. 4. United States rock star (5)
  3. 6. The sport of engaging in contests of speed (6)
  4. 9. Any well-liked individual (10)
  5. 11. A port and largest city in Louisiana (10)
  6. 12. A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial (12)
  7. 14. United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of ___ (7)
  8. 15. Coins and bills used to buy things (5)

Down

  1. 1. A farewell remark (7)
  2. 3. Sunny state on the west coast of the USA (10)
  3. 5. A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through ___ (plural) (7)
  4. 7. A major North American river and the chief river of the United States (11)
  5. 8. One of the British colonies that formed the United States (8)
  6. 10. The second largest state (5)
  7. 13. Common Old World ___ represented by many varieties (7)
  8. 14. An expression of greeting (5)