Australia

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The European mainland (9)
  2. 5. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat (9)
  3. 9. Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful (8)
  4. 11. A long coral ___ near and parallel to the shore (11)
  5. 12. Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller (3)
  6. 13. A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived (plural) (10)
  7. 14. A branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high (9)

Down

  1. 1. The bush country of the interior of Australia (7)
  2. 2. The capital of Australia (8)
  3. 3. Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body (plural) (10)
  4. 4. A land mass that is surrounded by water (6)
  5. 6. A variable color averaging a deep pink (5)
  6. 7. Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry (10)
  7. 8. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  8. 10. A state in northeastern Australia (10)