Football Teams

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A person who is in charge (plural) (6)
  2. 6. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (plural) (8)
  3. 8. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail (plural) (6)
  4. 9. One who loves and defends his or her country (plural) (8)
  5. 11. A young male horse under the age of four (plural) (5)
  6. 13. A workman employed to pack things into containers (plural) (7)
  7. 15. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Any creature of exceptional size (plural) (6)
  2. 2. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (plural) (8)
  3. 3. Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle (plural) (8)
  4. 4. The color of chocolate (plural) (6)
  5. 5. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (plural) (7)
  6. 7. Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries (plural) (7)
  7. 10. A native or resident of Texas (plural) (6)
  8. 12. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural) (5)
  9. 14. An airplane powered by one or more jet engines (plural) (4)