De milvo aegroto

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 milvo aegroto: The Sick Kite. 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:

aegrotus, ara, decumbere, deus, ferme, ire, lectus, mater, milvus, mori, ops, orare, promittere, rapina, redire, salus, sperare, superus, toties, violare

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 Mother
6 To die
8 Almost, about
11 Robbery, pillage
12 Resource, assistance
15 To go
16 High, god-on-high
17 God
18 Ill, sick
19 So often, so many times
20 To promise

DOWN

2 To return, go back
3 To injure, violate
4 Altar
5 Bed, couch
7 To speak, plead
9 Kite (bird)
10 Health
13 To hope
14 To fall, lie down

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