Lernwortschatz – Theme 1: Down under, part 1

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Across
  1. 2. a wild dog native to Australia
  2. 4. a pocket of skin on an animal's belly used to carry its babies
  3. 5. a cooler, darker area protected from direct sunlight, often under a tree
  4. 9. a hopping Australian marsupial that carries its young in a pouch
  5. 11. relating to Denmark, or the language/people from there
  6. 13. an underwater structure built by tiny sea animals, home to colourful fish
  7. 15. the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equally far from both poles
  8. 17. the outer layer that covers a person's or animal's whole body
  9. 18. a serious disease in which cells grow out of control (not the star sign here)
Down
  1. 1. the opposite direction of north; the direction toward the equator from Europe
  2. 3. a large building where singers perform musical dramas; famous example in Sydney
  3. 5. a lotion you put on your skin to protect it from sunburn
  4. 6. a person from Australia; or an adjective describing something from that country
  5. 7. considered holy or deeply respected, connected to religion
  6. 8. one of the seven large landmasses of the world, e.g. Africa or Asia
  7. 10. the country that is also a continent, home to kangaroos and koalas
  8. 12. to spread over or lie on top of a surface, hiding what's underneath
  9. 14. to search for or try to find something (irregular verb: seek – sought – sought)
  10. 16. the remote, dry, thinly populated inland region of Australia