Outsiders Chapter 9*

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Across
  1. 3. The shower and grooming routine the Curtis brothers do to look tough for the fight.
  2. 5. The status of the Greasers after the Socs run away from the fight.
  3. 7. The word Johnny uses to remind Ponyboy to stay innocent, young, and true to himself.
  4. 8. Where Dally and Ponyboy rush immediately after winning the rumble.
  5. 10. What Dally gets pulled over by the police for while racing to the hospital.
  6. 12. SHEPARD The leader of the downtown gang who joins forces with the Greasers for the fight.
  7. 13. The big fight between the Greasers and the Socs taking place in the vacant lot.
  8. 15. GOLD The famous final words Johnny speaks to Ponyboy right before he dies.
  9. 16. The wounded gang member who escapes the hospital to join the rumble at the last minute.
  10. 18. The eldest Curtis brother who steps up to lead the Greasers and takes the first challenge.
  11. 19. What the boys apply generously to their hair before heading to the rumble.
Down
  1. 1. The head injury Ponyboy suffers during the rumble after being kicked in the head.
  2. 2. The dying boy who tells Ponyboy to "stay gold" before passing away.
  3. 4. The forbidden items in this specific rumble, making it a bare-knuckle fistfight.
  4. 5. What Two-Bit and the gang do on the street to pump themselves up before the fight.
  5. 6. The officer who escorts Dally and Ponyboy to the hospital after Dally lies about a knife accident.
  6. 9. What Dally used to threaten the nurse so he could leave the hospital.
  7. 11. HOLDEN Darry's former high school football teammate who steps forward to fight him.
  8. 14. The vacant field where the two rival groups meet for the showdown.
  9. 17. The gang from the alleys that fights alongside the Greasers against the Socs.