Balto the Dog Who Saved Nome

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named (5)
  2. 5. The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (plural) (6)
  3. 6. A wad of something ___ as tobacco (4)
  4. 9. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical (5)
  5. 11. A large number or amount or extent (5)
  6. 13. How hot or cold something is (11)
  7. 15. A serious accident (5)
  8. 16. A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances (6)

Down

  1. 1. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (plural) (9)
  2. 3. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally (5)
  3. 4. To direct the course (6)
  4. 7. Communication by word of mouth (6)
  5. 8. A period of time during which some of a ship's crew are on duty (5)
  6. 10. To walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury (7)
  7. 12. A track or mark left by something that has passed (5)
  8. 14. To make publicity for (6)