The Handmaid's Tale Crossword

5. a high-ranking class of women responsible for the indoctrination, supervision, and discipline of Handmaids
6. the classification for Black people, based on a white supremacist interpretation of the “Curse of Ham”
7. a public execution ceremony where criminals of the state are put to death for crimes
8. a classification for a newborn infant with a severe birth defect or genetic abnormality
10. the common slang used by Handmaids to refer to the Rachel and Leah Centre
11. a high-ranking soldier or elite member of the military forces who serves on the front lines of ongoing wars
12. a woman belonging to the lower social class, married to a man of low rank
13. a woman who serves as a domestic servant to the families of Commanders

1. a van or transport vehicle used to collect and transport women to the home of a Handmaid who has gone into labour
2. a state-sanctioned execution in which a group of Handmaids is compelled to beat a criminal to death
3. a sinful and fertile woman who is assigned to high-ranking Commanders and their wives to bear children
4. a franchised, automated prayer shop where high-speed machines print out standardized prayers for a fee
9. a term for a doctor or medical professional who performed legal abortions prior to the regime's rise to power