Crossword #1

2. South American country located directly on the equator
4. A wetland area
6. Adjective: a fortunate chance occurrence
8. Unnecessary, excessive
9. A relative of the giraffe, it lives in the forests of the Congo
10. Fifth element of the periodic table
12. One of the colours of the rainbow, commonly known as purple
14. A means of cryptological communication through assigning meanings to different kinds of flowers
17. George ____, inventor of the steam locomotive
19. Archaic English word for dishonourable person; ruffian
20. To disregard, ignore; something teachers do
21. Relating to or concerning cattle; an animal from the cattle group, including cows, buffalo, and bison

1. A massive, dense cloud which may produce lightning and thunderstorms
3. The capital city of Argentina
5. A person considered to be helpful; a charitable individual
7. A tree or bush that loses its leaves in winter
11. Achiever of the holy grail in Arthurian legend
13. The fluffy, unstructured feathers birds use for warmth; a direction
15. Pertaining to the modern or ancient Greek language, people, or culture
16. Complete the line from the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe"Quoth the Raven '_____.'"
18. Spiky egg-laying mammal