De asino leonis pelle induto

I'm using some new crossword puzzle software (online, fast, easy) to create new puzzles to go with the new Aesop's fables I'm posting at LatinViaFables.com.

Today's fable at Latin Via Fables is De asino leonis pelle induto: The Donkey Dressed in a Lion's Skin. You can visit the Latin Via Fables page to see the Latin text, English translation and some grammar help.

Word List. Here is an alphabetical word list of the Latin words included in the puzzle:

armentum, asinus, auricula, exuviae, fallax, fallere, fugare, grex, herus, induere, leo, pascuum, perdere, prehendere, redire, rugitus, silva, vagus, venire, videre

Click here to get the crossword puzzle to print and fill in.

Click here to get the crossword puzzle solution.

Here are the clues:

ACROSS

1 Donkey
3 Wandering, stray
6 Ear, little ear
8 Deceptive, deceitful
10 To grab, seize
14 To come
15 Flock
17 To go back, return
18 Pasture, field

DOWN

2 To dress, put on
4 Woods, forest
5 To drive away, chase off
7 Herd
8 To fool, deceive
9 To see
10 To lose
11 Master, owner
12 Skin, spoils
13 Braying, roaring
16 Lion

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