Crosswords

ACROSS

 I  A meal of meat and vegetables cooked slowly and for a long time    
A verb: to...  -- A preposition used in comparisons

II  The abbreviation for post office --The present tense and plural of 'be'
--He can neither read ... write

III Would you like tea ... coffee? --First person singular of the present tense of 'be'
--Pronoun, first person, plural

IV A piece...cake --
--abbr. : After the birth of Christ . Neron died in 68 ..

V At the present time --(pl)

VI ....,  rose, risen --awful, terrible

VII  

VIII Suffix: the Gold.. Gate   --To look at somebody or something for a long time

IX He 'll be here .. Sunday --

X Very tall plants (pl.)

XI  A small creature that grows into a frog (sg.) --Past tense of 'see'

DOWN

1 -- An animal with horns and a coat of hair

2 Used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive --

3 An alcoholic drink made from grapes --The same as the third of IV across

4 The Opposite of peace -- (to) make a musical song with the voice

5 The meat from a cow The opposite of 'yes' is  

6 A large strong animal The final part: at the ... of the week

7 An occasion when food is eaten (breakfast, dinner..)

8 The same as the 1st of IX across --  To ... on a chair

9   People whose job is cutting down trees (pl.)

10 The same as the 3rd of I across   A particular part of a town, country...

11 Cautious, on one's guard If you add an 'e' you get a female sheep

12 Small buildings for storing things (bicycles, garden tools...)(pl.) --A very famous Loch