College Football Team Names

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw (plural) (8)
  2. 4. Any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water (plural) (9)
  3. 6. A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral (plural) (10)
  4. 10. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (plural) (7)
  5. 11. A resident of ___ (plural) (8)
  6. 13. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (plural) (4)
  7. 15. Old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds (plural) (7)

Down

  1. 1. Laborer who works in a mine (plural) (6)
  2. 3. Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States (plural) (9)
  3. 4. A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful (plural) (7)
  4. 5. A deep and vivid red color (7)
  5. 7. A native or resident of Oklahoma (plural) (7)
  6. 8. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  7. 9. One of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope (8)
  8. 12. A native or resident of North Carolina (plural) (8)
  9. 14. A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' (plural) (6)