Words that Begin with A

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A mountainous republic in central Europe (7)
  2. 3. Largest continent on Earth (4)
  3. 4. A native or inhabitant of ___ (7)
  4. 6. Plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable (9)
  5. 10. Land of the free; the USA (7)
  6. 11. A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders (5)

Down

  1. 1. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico (7)
  2. 2. A female actor (7)
  3. 3. Used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of (3)
  4. 5. The month following July and preceding September (6)
  5. 6. Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long (8)
  6. 7. A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language (8)
  7. 8. The English language as used in the United States (8)
  8. 9. The month following March and preceding May (5)
  9. 10. A person who acts and gets things done (5)
  10. 12. One or some or every or all without specification (3)