Across
- 5. trash, garbage, OR nonsense in our story
- 6. superlative form for short adjectives
- 7. comparative form for long adjectives
- 10. result or consequence
- 11. quickly and without warning
- 12. crackling or hissing with intense heat, because it's very hot
- 14. scream or yell
- 16. feeling great surprise and interest
- 17. entertainer who performs gymnastic feats
- 18. tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a building
Down
- 1. comparative form for short adjectives
- 2. verb in the past = swing or wave back and forth with a slapping sound
- 3. into one side and out of the other side
- 4. superlative form for long adjectives
- 8. containing, producing, arising from, or actuated by electricity. OR in the context of the book, it means that the effect was huge
- 9. in a way that shows you do not trust someone or something
- 11. acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- 13. moving with quick, short movements from side to side, not in a controlled way
- 15. fantastic, great