Crossword Puzzle

1. a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals.
3. (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.
5. in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a forest or a tree, especially an oak tree.
7. a wrap or scarf worn around the neck and face for warmth.
9. small or medium-sized songbird, typically having a brown back, spotted breast, and loud song.
10. a prediction.
12. a number of people or things in a more or less straight line.
15. delight a gelatinous sweet confection traditionally made of syrup and cornflour, dusted with icing sugar.
16. either side of the face below the eye.

2. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.
4. a bird's feathers collectively.
6. raids an attack in which bombs are dropped from aircraft on to a ground target.
8. keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.
11. an earthenware pot or jar.
13. a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth.
14. sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).
15. a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.