Batavia Pedestrians

3. The skilled boilermakers worked quickly to _____ the thick steel plates of the ship's hull together, one loud strike after another
5. first name of "The Pedestrian" author Bradbury.
6. The genre of "The Pedestrian"
8. Even after she had left the city, he kept seeing her face in the crowds, a beautiful, persistent ___ that he couldn't banish.
11. adj. scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless.
14. The town worried that closing the public library would be a _____ step, signaling a move away from supporting education and community resources.
16. Batavia radio

1. short for Western New York
2. v. join or fasten (plates of metal); hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement
4. Lake bordering Western New York
5. Horses do this at the Downs
7. adj. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady
9. v. display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
10. Halloween, AKA All Hallows' ___
12. short for New York State
13. n. a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches
15. After an hour of intense effort, the adrenaline rush began to _____, leaving him feeling suddenly exhausted.