Tricky Spellings A, B & C

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (8)
  2. 5. Making or becoming suitable (13)
  3. 8. Placed in a grave (6)
  4. 9. Sweet brown treat made from cacao beans (9)
  5. 10. Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration (9)
  6. 11. The season when the leaves fall from the trees (6)
  7. 13. A contentious speech act (8)
  8. 14. An upward slope or grade (5)
  9. 15. In or to a place that is lower (7)

Down

  1. 2. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  2. 3. Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have (7)
  3. 4. The part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment (8)
  4. 6. The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth (10)
  5. 7. A line of units following one after another (6)
  6. 8. The first part or section of something (9)
  7. 12. A football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line (7)