De Heremita

I'm using some new crossword puzzle software (online, fast, easy) to create new puzzles to go with the new Aesop's fables I'm posting at LatinViaFables.com.

Today's fable at Latin Via Fables is De Heremita virgine aegrotante: The Virgin-Hermit Who Fell Ill. You can visit the Latin Via Fables page for this fable to see the Latin text, English translation and some grammar help.

Word List. Here is an alphabetical word list of the Latin words included in the puzzle:

aetas, amaritudo, caro, corvus, dulcedo, flere, genus, gremium, heremita, medicus, morbus, mori, mulier, peccatum, salus, sanitas, virgo, virtus, vitium, voluptas

Click here to get the crossword puzzle to print and fill in.

Click here to get the crossword puzzle solution.

Here are the clues:

ACROSS

2 To weep
6 Virtue, strength
7 Flesh
10 Lap, bostom
11 Age, time of life
12 Woman
15 Illness, disease
16 Bitterness
17 Error, sin
18 Virgin
19 Health, wholeness

DOWN

1 Type, species
3 Crow
4 Health, safety
5 To die
8 Hermit, holy man
9 Vice, sin
13 Sweetness, charm
14 Pleasure
15 Doctor, physician

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