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Nature & environment CROSSWORD
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Expand your vocabulary - a thematic crossword for students of English. All the answers have something to do with nature and the environment. This interactive crossword can be filled in on screen. Put in just one letter per square. 
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Linguapress.com advanced-level English crossword

CLUES  ACROSS

1.  Very dry, like a desert (adjective).
2.   03  ....  It is disappearing from the upper atmosphere.
5.   It sometimes falls as flakes in winter.
7.   Large expanses of fresh water.
8.   Whirlwinds, twisters.
9.   Cinders, or a type of tree.
11.  Rapidly rotating atmospheric systems.
13.  Freshwater fish that is often eaten.
15.  Animal or insect that causes damage.
17.  Large animal associated with Father Christmas.
18.  0.405 of a hectare.
20.  Scottish word for 7 across.
21. Type of bird of prey.
21.  Plant grown for human use or consumption.

CLUES DOWN

1.  Area around the North Pole.
2.  Night birds, with large eyes.
3.  Large European hardwood tree.
4.  Direction from which the sun rises.
5.  Spring is one, so is autumn.
6.  Rough paths, routes followed by animals.
10.  Short period of rain.
12. Small rocks.
14. A root vegetable, usually white inside.
15. A type of fruit; its tree has pink blossom.
16. Band of sand beside the sea.
19. Large animal, not too different from 17 across



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