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