The Devil's Arithmetic By Jane Yolen
Across
- 3. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening
- 5. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers
- 7. an entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh
- 9. a picture made using a camera
- 11. he faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
- 14. a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something
- 16. an army officer of high rank
- 17. a vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose
- 18. being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people
- 19. in a low, harsh, gravelly voice; hoarsely
Down
- 1. push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
- 2. a woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece
- 4. an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something
- 5. administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally
- 6. symbol of holiness, represented by a circle or arc of light around the head of a saint or holy person
- 8. a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency
- 10. with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly
- 12. the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.
- 13. bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember
- 15. sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting