Across
- 4. a person who searches for mineral deposits such as gold
- 6. found not guilty
- 8. to suddenly attack someone after waiting along time for them
- 9. an escaped convict
- 11. a small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready formed in the earth
Down
- 1. a site such as a mine or goldfields that have been excavated
- 2. a barrier formed from upright wooden stakes especially as a defence against attack
- 3. a problem that seriously affects many people at the same time
- 5. a former British coin and a unit of money equal to one twentieth of a pound
- 7. the crime of betraying ones country
- 10. a unit of weight equal to approximately 28 grams