De Castore

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 Castore: The Beaver. 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:

animal, canis, castor, causa, conspectus, dens, exscindere, fugere, homo, medela, nutrire, odoratus, palus, securus, sequi, spelunca, testiculus, utilis, venatio, venator

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 Swamp, marsh
4 Dog
5 Hunter
9 Sight, view
11 Reason, cause
15 Medicine, remedy
16 Hunt, hunting
18 Smell, sense of smell
19 To follow, pursue
20 To run away, flee

DOWN

2 Animal, creature
3 Safe, without worry
6 To tear out, rip off
7 Testicle
8 Useful
10 Cave
12 Tooth
13 Beaver
14 To nourish, sustain
17 Man, person

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