Across
- 4. the people who guide or control a group
- 5. the group that runs a country
- 7. to break down food so the body can use it
- 9. facts or signs that show something is true
- 11. in the direction behind you
- 13. a narrow flow of water
- 14. to keep safe from harm or danger
- 17. to lose or cast off something, like skin
- 20. deeply bad or harmful
- 21. the outer limit or border of something
- 23. an adult male of animals like cattle or walruses
- 24. to put something into the ground and cover it
- 26. to like one thing more than another
- 27. to move quietly so you are not noticed
- 28. an official rule of a country or society
Down
- 1. a substance that helps build strong bones and teeth
- 2. to move smoothly along the ground like a snake
- 3. to become larger or older
- 6. to have power over or control
- 8. to move back and forth quickly
- 10. complete, with no part missing
- 12. to bend or twist into a round shape
- 15. unable to get out
- 16. to shout or make happy sounds of support
- 17. by oneself; alone
- 18. hard to do or understand
- 19. to press something tightly
- 22. to hold someone close in a loving way
- 25. an animal hunted by another animal
- 26. causing hurt or physical suffering