Across
- 1. more than half of a group.
- 6. people who save others from danger.
- 9. a reddish-brown metal used for electrical wiring and plumbing.
- 10. the system of letting fresh air into a place, especially a mine.
- 13. a place where minerals are extracted from the earth.
- 14. items needed for a particular purpose, especially food and water.
- 15. caught in a difficult situation from which escape is impossible.
- 16. a place giving protection from bad weather or danger.
- 17. to fasten or join one thing to another.
Down
- 1. people who work in a mine, extracting minerals or resources.
- 2. a process or procedure, especially in a medical or rescue context.
- 3. a reddish-brown metal used for electrical wiring and plumbing.
- 4. fell down suddenly; broke apart.
- 5. roughly calculated or judged the value, number, quantity, or cost.
- 7. a serious disagreement or argument.
- 8. the emotional state of a person; mood.
- 9. a small container used to hold something, often for transport.
- 11. to convince someone to do or believe something.
- 12. making a hole in something, often to search for resources.
- 16. a vertical or sloping passage in a mine for miners to enter or exit.