There Will Come Soft Rains Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The only living creature that enters the house
  2. 3. What remains of the dog after it collapses in exhaustion
  3. 5. The technological innovation central to the story
  4. 6. The natural element referenced in both the story and the poem
  5. 7. Mice The small mechanical cleaners that maintain the house
  6. 9. The city where the story is set
  7. 11. These turn on automatically, unaware of the devastation around them
  8. 13. The time when the house begins to break apart
  9. 14. The remains of the family are described as these on the side of the house
  10. 16. The poet whose work is recited by the house
  11. 18. The genre of the story, set in a time beyond the present
  12. 20. The house follows this daily schedule despite no humans present
  13. 21. The device that once brought news but is now silent
  14. 22. A major theme of the story, emphasized by the empty house
Down
  1. 2. The part of the house where the empty car sits
  2. 4. The cause of the house’s eventual destruction
  3. 8. The meal prepared by the house for the absent family
  4. 10. The month in which the story takes place
  5. 12. The event that caused the destruction of the city
  6. 15. The automated voice that announces the time in the house
  7. 17. The sudden event that accelerates the house’s destruction
  8. 18. The time when the bath is filled automatically
  9. 19. The type of devastation that wiped out the human inhabitants