The Rising Star of Rusty Nail Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. A Person who believes in the political view of communism.
  2. 8. A great pianist and Franny's nickname.
  3. 9. A former empire in east Europe and northwest Asia; Olga's homeland.
  4. 11. A musical term meaning in a leisurely manner, slower; the tension grows for the next movement.
  5. 13. Last and highest point of the entire piano performance.
  6. 14. A musical term meaning swift, riveting, brisk, and rapid; dramatic ending to a musical piece.
  7. 15. Repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency. Franny devoted a lot of time to this on piano.
  8. 17. Small or odd job; the everyday work around a house; routine, could earn money for doing jobs.
  9. 18. An aquatic bird, looks like a duck. Rusty Nail was the only thing left of the ______ era.
Down
  1. 1. Style of dress, including accessories and hairdos. Sandy ruined Nancy's _______ at the parade.
  2. 2. A group of people organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose. Norma Smitty formed one to be against the Commie.
  3. 3. A musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings. Franny, Olga, and Nancy all play this instrument.
  4. 4. A city in south east Minnesota, on the Mississippi River. One of the main settings for this book.
  5. 5. Contest for some prize, honor, or advantage. A large one was held in Minneapolis.
  6. 6. A musical term that means fast and spirited at a moderate tempo.
  7. 7. A state in the north central United States. Setting of story.
  8. 10. A person who keeps a close and secret watch on the actions and words of others. Franny and Sandy did this many times to Olga.
  9. 12. A device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects; usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle. Olga would shoo Franny away with this!
  10. 15. A trick of an amusing or playful sort; Sandy loved to pull these tricks on Nancy.
  11. 16. A public musical performance in which a number of singers, instrumentalists, or both, participate.