De partu montium

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 partu montium: Mountains in Labor. 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:

accurrere, circumstare, exire, exspectare, homo, inanis, magnus, metus, mons, monstrum, mus, parturire, parvus, pavor, periculum, ridiculus, risus, rumor, sine, undique

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 To run up
3 Empty, groundless
4 Fear, dread
11 Laughable, ridiculous
12 To stand around
15 Person, man
16 Fear, anxiety
17 Laughter, laughing
19 To go out, come out

DOWN

2 To await, wait for
5 Danger
6 To give birth
7 Small, tiny
8 Great, large
9 Monster, portent
10 From all side, everywhere
13 Gossip, rumor
14 Mountain
16 Mouse
18 Without

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