Tea

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A dangerous or distressing predicament (8)
  2. 5. The star our planet orbits (3)
  3. 6. Fermented ___ leaves (8)
  4. 7. Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (plural) (6)
  5. 9. To remove caffeine from (13)
  6. 11. The person who does the ___ (7)
  7. 12. Any liquid suitable for drinking (8)
  8. 14. A plant lacking a permanent woody stem (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. The sensation that results when ___ buds in the tongue and throat convey information about (5)
  2. 3. A light midafternoon meal of ___ and sandwiches or cakes (12)
  3. 4. An occurrence of thorough mixing (plural) (6)
  4. 7. To let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse (8)
  5. 8. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  6. 10. A measured amount of ___ in a bag for an individual serving of ___ (plural) (7)
  7. 12. Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling (4)
  8. 13. Sweet food that grows on plants (5)