De vulpe et aquila

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 vulpe et aquila: The Eagle's Nest. 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:

absumere, accurere, aquila, captivus, dimittere, fax, fides, habere, implorare, incendium, mater, nidus, parvus, praeda, proles, pullus, reddere, rogare, subvolare, vulpes

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 Captured, prisoner
3 Mother
6 Offspring, children
8 To run up, run to
9 To have, hold
12 Fire
14 To ask, request
16 To fly up
17 Trust, protection
18 Small, little

DOWN

2 To beseech, beg
4 To give back
5 Fox
7 Chick
8 To destroy, consume
10 Eagle
11 To let go, set free
13 Plunder, gain
15 Nest
17 Torch

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