Across
- 2. the feeling of sadness and regret Ethan feels after being alone with Mattie and not initiating any signs of affection towards her
- 4. separated from the rest of society
- 6. Zeena's habit of complaining
- 9. How Ethan feels because he is distressed about being married to Zeena while loving another
- 10. Zeena's reason to not leave the key under the mat for Ethan and Mattie
- 14. Mattie's passionate and emotional personality
- 16. the adjective that applies to both the pickle-dish and Ethan and Zeena's marriage
- 17. how Ethan felt when Zeena left town for a few days and the burden of caring for her was taken off of his shoulders
- 20. Ethan's dedication to Zeena
- 21. the foreshadowing of Ethan's 'accident'
- 22. the problem Ethan is faced with; to choose between his wife and the woman he loves
- 23. the state Ethan is in because he falls in love with Mattie (hint: he started shaving just to impress her)
Down
- 1. according to Zeena, it's what Mattie lacks
- 3. what Ethan passionately defends Mattie with
- 5. a cold time of year in Starkfield
- 6. Zeena's constant complaints and needs
- 7. the feeling Ethan feels toward Zeena after she kicked out Mattie
- 8. the diminishing love between Ethan and Zeena
- 11. a sad trait of Starkfield
- 12. Zeena's need for admiration and failure to be empathetic
- 13. the feeling of loneliness that takes over Ethan after all his loved ones are gone
- 15. Zeena hiring a new girl which triggered a series of disastrous events
- 18. another word for an act of kindness, like the act of kindness Ethan shows Mattie by always picking her up from the town when she goes out
- 19. what Ethan longs to demonstrate to Mattie