Across
- 3. The situation the characters are stuck in, a tie in chess
- 4. Lack of this adds to their isolation
- 7. Underground shelter where the story is set
- 8. An emotional state developed from extended isolation
- 11. A lack of this causes conflict between the characters
- 13. Mental state of the narrator
- 14. Objects and actions representing larger ideas in the story
- 15. Fear potentially triggered by their confined setting
- 17. Emotion created by the characters’ isolation
- 18. The weapon concealed by Shotwell
- 19. Historical context of the story
Down
- 1. Game played by Shotwell that irritates the narrator
- 2. Objects sharpened obsessively by the narrator
- 5. Literary device frequently used in the story
- 6. Perspective from which the story is told
- 9. Weapon the characters are tasked to potentially launch
- 10. Fear tied to their mission's success or lack thereof
- 12. Repeated actions to maintain control
- 14. One of the two main characters
- 16. The case used by the narrator to hide a weapon