A Circus

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Big cat with orange and black stripes (plural) (6)
  2. 11. Sounds put together in songs and tunes (5)
  3. 12. Street names for flunitrazepan (plural) (5)
  4. 13. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination (plural) (8)
  5. 14. The person in charge of performances in a circus ring (10)
  6. 15. A simple seat without a back or arms (plural) (6)
  7. 16. A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. A cunning or deceitful action or device (plural) (6)
  2. 2. A performer who ___ objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity (7)
  3. 3. Huge gray animal with a trunk (plural) (9)
  4. 4. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  5. 6. A woman who dances in a chorus line (plural) (9)
  6. 7. Someone who performs ___ tricks to amuse an audience (8)
  7. 8. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)
  8. 9. One who ___ other persons or animals (7)
  9. 10. Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself (plural) (7)