The Lottery!

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Across
  1. 5. the contrast between the normal tone and cruel ending
  2. 6. the objects used to carry out the execution
  3. 8. Tessie’s husband who first draws for his family
  4. 9. what the early hints in the story suggest
  5. 10. the woman who is ultimately chosen and stoned
  6. 12. the oldest villager who insists on keeping the tradition
  7. 14. the custom passed down that no one dares to challenge
  8. 15. the black mark that identifies the condemned person
  9. 16. the cheerful man who organizes the lottery
  10. 17. the black container that holds the slips of paper
  11. 18. the repeated act carried out every year without question
  12. 19. the reason the townspeople continue the brutal act
Down
  1. 1. the small community where the story unfolds
  2. 2. the postmaster who helps conduct the ceremony
  3. 3. the month when the lottery takes place
  4. 4. the shocking reality at the heart of the story
  5. 7. the innocent person blamed or punished for others
  6. 11. the hidden emotion beneath the villagers’ calm behavior
  7. 13. the annual ritual where one villager is chosen for sacrifice
  8. 16. the deeper meaning behind the story’s objects and actions