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CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2

 

 

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1 Boojum tree. 2 More than ___ third of earth's surface is covered by desert or near-desert.
6 Cactus that resembles the posterior appendage of a certain animal. 3 Carved indentations in stone.
9 The Mojave Desert is hot and _____. 4 Granules of earth.
11 Type of deer. 5 ____ and fauna.
12 Darkling _______, insect. 7 Navajo pottery shards.
13 ____ Monster, venomous lizard. 8 Kangaroo ____, the desert's best survivor.
14 ____ painting, pictograph. 10 Poisonous spider.
15 Harvester and Saguaro _____. 16 Tall desert cactus.
17 Indian ____ Wilderness, California. 17 _______ Milkvetch.
19 Spider found in the desert. 18 Rosemary ____ is one of only eight plants that survive the moving dunes.
21 The Algodones ______. 20 Deserts receive less than ____ inches of precipitation per year.
22 Type of cactus.  
23 Prickly ____ cactus.  
24 Desert animal with venomous sting.  
25 Sand Blazing _____ .  

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