Dear John

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Coins and bills used to buy things (5)
  2. 4. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural) (6)
  3. 7. Huge body of salt water (5)
  4. 8. Armed fighting between countries (3)
  5. 11. A state in southeastern United States (13)
  6. 13. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles (4)
  7. 14. European country whose capital is Berlin (7)
  8. 15. A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state (4)
  9. 16. The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (6)

Down

  1. 1. A strong feeling of care and affection (4)
  2. 3. A flat metal piece used as money (plural) (5)
  3. 5. A river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic (8)
  4. 6. The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave (7)
  5. 9. A farewell remark (plural) (8)
  6. 10. A medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care (8)
  7. 12. Serious disease where cells grow out of control (6)