Prohibition-Era Crime
Across
- 1. People who illegally manufactured and sold alcohol
- 4. Iconic submachine gun widely used by gangsters
- 5. Slang term for a hired gun or mob enforcer
- 7. Dangerous homemade spirit concocted during the dry years
- 13. Maritime operators ferrying liquor during the ban
- 18. A brutal 1929 gang slaughter tied to Capone’s rivalry
- 19. The notorious Chicago gangster known as "Scarface"
- 20. The criminal organization once run by Capone
Down
- 2. The legislation that officially repealed Prohibition
- 3. A smuggling run by sea to bring illegal alcohol ashore
- 6. The federal agent leading the Untouchables
- 8. Al Capone’s chief rival and intended target of the 1929 massacre
- 9. Financial mastermind behind the American Mob’s empire
- 10. A volatile New York gangster infamous for bootlegging
- 11. Dubbed the father of modern organized crime in America
- 12. The 1920 to 1933 nationwide ban on alcohol in the US
- 14. A hidden bar offering illicit liquor during the ban
- 15. Those who operated secret stills to produce homemade liquor
- 16. A phrase celebrating the end of the dry era in America
- 17. Conducting criminal business activities for profit