We All Can't Be Rattlesnakes

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Across
  1. 4. Breakfast showed unexpected ___ for Crusher’s situation.
  2. 6. The hot room sometimes felt ___ with no fresh air.
  3. 10. Breakfast had a ___ hope of seeing the outside world again.
  4. 12. Crusher explains that she is a ___, not a mammal like Gunnar.
  5. 14. Gunnar would try to ___ animals quickly and drop them into jars.
  6. 15. The tank became barely ___ after many days of captivity.
  7. 16. Crusher faced a difficult ___ when Gunnar left the lid half-open.
  8. 17. Breakfast stayed by Crusher’s side with surprising ___.
  9. 18. A snake can ___ around prey, but Crusher refused to harm Breakfast.
  10. 19. Crusher was ___ by Gunnar’s strange human behavior.
Down
  1. 1. The old, moldy food sometimes made Crusher feel ___.
  2. 2. The shiny tank lid had an ___ that made Crusher watch it closely.
  3. 3. Many humans have the ___ that all snakes are dangerous.
  4. 5. Crusher had to ___ her escape plan carefully before acting.
  5. 7. Crusher used her natural colors to ___ herself in the bushes.
  6. 8. Being kept in a tank felt like cruel ___ to Crusher.
  7. 9. Breakfast looked small and ___ when trapped in a tiny bowl.
  8. 11. Crusher felt the daily ___ of being stared at through glass.
  9. 12. Crusher wished Gunnar would show kindness and ___ her back outside.
  10. 13. Crusher saw a clear ___ between freedom and captivity.