Across
- 4. - Essential for sports like soccer, basketball, or tennis
- 6. - Brings life to plants; often associated with storms
- 7. - Can be heard on the radio or sung at bedtime
- 8. - Swims in schools; can be gold, koi, or clown
- 9. - A move used in games, sports, or when you're happy
- 11. - Its rise marks the start of a new day
- 12. - Leaves that might help you feel better when steeped in hot water
- 15. - Has rings that tell age; homes for birds
- 17. - Can be a guard, guide, or a person's best friend
- 18. - Twinkles in the night sky; not all of them are shooting
- 20. - Flies high, but only when tethered by string
- 23. Sean. I'll adjust the clues to make them less direct while keeping the answers suitable for a 9-year-old's level of understanding and curiosity. Here's a set of revised clues for the crossword puzzle:
- 25. - Often chases mice
Down
- 1. - Known for its wise reputation and nocturnal eyesight
- 2. - Speeds along roads; has a trunk but not like an elephant's
- 3. - Rules over a kingdom; often paired with a queen
- 5. - Changes colors in autumn and falls from branches
- 7. - Pirates once sailed these on the oceans
- 10. - Small and squeaky, often chased by cats
- 12. - Flies when you're having fun; tells the past, present, and future
- 13. - Might be worn by a magician or a cowboy
- 14. - Filled with words for both adventure and learning
- 16. - A beautiful bloom that can also be careful of its thorns
- 19. - Newton is famous for one falling on his head
- 21. - Essential for smelling and breathing
- 22. - Its phases include new and full
- 24. - Says "quack" and loves ponds