Call of the Wild

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Money that is risked for possible monetary gain (6)
  2. 4. A Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog (9)
  3. 7. An affirmative (3)
  4. 8. An opening into or through something (4)
  5. 10. Conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted (5)
  6. 12. A man who delivers the ___ (plural) (12)
  7. 13. Having ___ or waves (5)
  8. 15. Any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles (5)
  9. 16. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs (4)

Down

  1. 1. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (7)
  2. 3. The cardinal number that is the product of ten and four (5)
  3. 5. A railway ___ where passengers' bags are ___ (10)
  4. 6. The property of being wild or turbulent (8)
  5. 9. A sudden happening that brings good fortune (8)
  6. 11. A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated (4)
  7. 14. A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a ___ bore (5)