Riders to the Sea: Crosswords
Across
- 3. The white wooden pieces Maurya bought for a burial
- 4. The younger daughter who helps hide the bundle
- 6. The young religious man who says God will not leave Maurya destitute
- 8. The place where Bartley goes to sell horses
- 9. A person who travels on horseback as mentioned in the title
- 12. The wooden pole used for rowing that caught a floating body
- 13. The terrifying natural force that acts as the main antagonist
- 14. A son who died earlier when his boat turned over
- 16. The play takes place on an Aran
- 17. Nora identifies her brother by counting stitches on this
- 21. The girls hide the bundle of clothes in the turf
- 22. The color of the mare Bartley rides to the fair
- 24. The son whose body is found in the far north
- 27. The emotional release Maurya feels at the very end of the play
Down
- 1. The traditional type of sailing boat tacking from the east
- 2. Maurya forgets to give this food item to Bartley
- 3. The last surviving son who goes to the fair
- 5. The color of the pony that symbolizes death
- 7. The tragic mother who loses all her sons to the sea
- 10. The item Bartley takes to make a halter for the horse
- 11. They forgot to buy this small metal item for making the wooden box
- 13. The patterned garment recognized by the sisters
- 14. The animal with black feet that ate the new rope
- 15. The number of acts in this tragic play
- 18. The sea current that turns when boats are about to sail
- 19. The girls gather sea weed to make this fertilizer
- 20. The wooden box Eamon is called to make for the dead son
- 23. The holy liquid sprinkled on the dead body
- 25. The elder daughter who identifies the clothes
- 26. The natural breeze from the south and west that causes storms