Across
- 1. A bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals
- 4. The quality of being hot
- 5. A male of some horned animals, especially deer
- 7. A large gregarious waterbird with a long bill and an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish.
- 8. A bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail
- 11. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to expansion of rapidly heated air
- 13. One having the spirit or bearing of a knight
- 16. Relating to the Celts or their languages
- 17. To cut into or through
- 19. A brave or experienced fighter
- 20. A male bovine animal
- 21. A type of music characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm
- 23. An animal of a large race of the brown bear native to North America
- 24. A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents
- 26. A term for a dromaeosaurid dinosaur or bird of prey
- 29. A nickname for someone who was at the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Down
- 2. A gray wolf with territory in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin
- 3. The power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious ro supernatural forces
- 6. An unorthodox or independent-minded person
- 9. A start around which the earth orbits
- 10. A ship constructed for carrying cargo on the Great Lakes
- 11. A person who makes a new track through wild country
- 12. A device with a small spike or spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel
- 14. A man who has magical powers, especially in legends and fairy tales
- 15. A fast sailing ship, especially with concave bows and raked mast
- 18. A small chunk of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth
- 22. A disk or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube which it moves up and down against a liquid or a gas
- 25. A large stinging wasp that typically nest in hollow trees
- 27. A horse bred or trained to have a distinctive lateral gait in which both legs on the same side are lifted together
- 28. The most important chess piece which a player must checkmate to win