THE DARK IS RISING

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Across
  1. 2. Nine supernatural objects that fill the hall with deadly cold light
  2. 5. The ancient book that pours knowledge into Will’s mind
  3. 6. The ancient champion of the Light who has waited for Will to receive the Sign of Water
  4. 7. The river to which the white mare carries Will during his search for Mary
  5. 9. The Sign given to Will by the ancient king on the island
  6. 10. The old man from Dawson’s farm who tells Will he must ride the white horse while the Wild Hunt is gathered
  7. 11. The food Maggie Barnes gives Will to take home to his mother
  8. 13. The Sign revealed after the terrible cold created by the Dark is defeated
  9. 17. The material of the first Sign given to Will by Farmer Dawson
  10. 22. The dangerous servant of the Dark who rides a great black horse
  11. 23. Will’s brother who searches with him after Mary disappears
  12. 24. The ancient Viking vessel that rises after the island begins to break apart
  13. 25. The large house where Miss Greythorne shelters villagers during the terrible snow
  14. 26. The Wild group that Old George prepares to gather while Will rides to meet the Hunter
  15. 28. The lady of the Manor who is one of the Old Ones
  16. 30. The mysterious figure Will is told to seek after the great thaw begins
  17. 31. The extreme winter weather that isolates the village and strengthens the sense of danger
  18. 33. Will’s older brother who sends him the mysterious carnival head
  19. 34. The type of enormous head sent to Will by Stephen from overseas
  20. 36. The animal ridden by the Rider and also associated with Will’s journey to the island
  21. 38. The food the Walker asks for when Will and Mary visit him
  22. 39. The weapon-like force used by the Dark to threaten the people gathered at the Manor
  23. 41. The false name used by the Black Rider when he visits the Stanton family
  24. 42. The Stanton brother who travels with Will and their father to the village for supplies
  25. 43. The six powerful objects Will must collect in his struggle against the Dark
  26. 45. The place where Will carries the Great Signs he has collected
  27. 46. The youngest Stanton son who discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones
  28. 47. The farmer who gives Will his first iron Sign
Down
  1. 1. The ordinary identity Merriman uses when speaking to villagers at the shop
  2. 3. The ancient language Will instinctively uses when confronted by supernatural danger
  3. 4. The title given to Will because he must find and unite the six Signs
  4. 8. The magical object made using Mary’s hair and Will’s carved birth sign to give the Rider control over them
  5. 9. The colour of the mare that carries Will towards the Thames and later carries Merriman
  6. 12. Will’s sister who is captured and used by the Rider to threaten him
  7. 14. The dark birds whose strange behaviour repeatedly warns of supernatural danger
  8. 15. The material of the Sign Will retrieves during his journey into the past
  9. 16. Will’s mysterious mentor who helps him understand the Light
  10. 18. The material of the Sign connected with the Walker
  11. 19. The evil supernatural force that Will must oppose
  12. 20. The ancient immortal beings who serve the Light and possess supernatural powers
  13. 21. The ancient power that Will and the Old Ones serve
  14. 25. The dairy girl at Dawson’s farm who secretly serves the Dark
  15. 26. Merriman’s former servant and apprentice who eventually turns against the Light
  16. 27. Will is this son of a seventh son, a fact connected with his special identity
  17. 29. The village area in which Will and his family live
  18. 32. The ragged old tramp who is attacked by rooks and later revealed to have a much older identity
  19. 35. The force that strikes the Viking ship after Will receives the Sign of Water
  20. 37. The dangerous result of heavy rain melting the deep snow while the ground remains frozen
  21. 40. The carved cross-quartered circle the Rider uses, together with Mary’s hair, in his attempt to control Will and Mary
  22. 44. The place in the river where Will is trapped by the Dark and confronted by Hawkin and the Rider
  23. 45. The colour strongly associated with the Rider, his horse and the forces of the Dark