Christopher Crossword 3

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Across
  1. 3. city destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD (6)
  2. 4. rice is a type of ____ (5)
  3. 7. type of animal that lives on land and in water (9)
  4. 9. whale also known as a "Sea Canary" (6)
  5. 10. type of tornado in the sea (10)
  6. 12. stops cars from bouncing when travelling over bumps, consists of springs and dampers (10)
  7. 15. early type of human (11)
  8. 17. first person to reach the South Pole; Roald _______ (8)
  9. 20. first person to sail around the world, Ferdinand _______ (8)
  10. 22. type of boat with powerful engines, pulls large ships in or out of port (3)
  11. 23. last month in the Babylonian calendar (6)
  12. 24. type of shark with large fins like wings, also called a monkfish (5)
  13. 26. number of manned Apollo missions to the moon (3)
Down
  1. 1. links that clip parts of a train together (9)
  2. 2. theory of the universe's creation (7)
  3. 5. koala bears are not bears, but actually _______ (10)
  4. 6. Superior, Victoria, and Taupo are examples of this land feature (4)
  5. 8. type of bird with tiny wings, with a strong sense of smell (4)
  6. 11. bicycle race in which the one in 1st wears yellow (12)
  7. 13. type of tiger (8)
  8. 14. planet with the shortest orbit around the Sun (7)
  9. 15. famous airship that exploded in 1937 (10)
  10. 16. bird with a large pouch in its beak (7)
  11. 18. largest desert on Earth (6)
  12. 19. Russian cosmonaut, first man in space; Yuri _______ (7)
  13. 21. the centre of the Earth (4)
  14. 23. coldest ocean (6)
  15. 25. chimpanzees do this when scared or threatened (4)