Canis vetulus et magister

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 Canis vetulus et magister: Old Dog and Master. 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:

canis, cervus, dens, durus, herus, iam, imbellis, iratus, longaevus, magister, magnus, mox, olim, privatus, quondam, severus, usus, venaticus, verber, verbum

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 Once, formerly
4 Dog
7 Master
10 Angry, angered
11 Feeble, weak
15 Soon, thereupon
17 Great, big
18 Master
19 Hard, harsh
20 Hunting (adj.)

DOWN

2 Tooth
3 Use, utility, profit
5 Strict, stern
6 Word
8 Whipping, lash
9 Stripped, deprived
12 Aged, old
13 Now, by now, already
14 At that time, formerly
16 Stag

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