The Handmaid's Tale (Chapters 20 - 25)

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Across
  1. 2. implying or hinting
  2. 3. a person or government policy that encourages childbearing
  3. 5. very thin, especially due to starvation or illness
  4. 10. spreads throughout or over
  5. 11. the last phase of labor during birth
  6. 13. approval
  7. 16. the plotting between two or more people to commit an illegal act or wrongdoing
  8. 17. likely to undermine or overthrow a government or other organization
  9. 19. an archaic term for the womb; a point of origin
  10. 20. an object serving as a symbol of a clan or society, often used in rituals
Down
  1. 1. a person or thing that represents a quality, idea, or person
  2. 4. asking or begging
  3. 6. an act of self-punishment or atonement for a sin or wrongdoing
  4. 7. boldness; confidence
  5. 8. embarrassed; awkward
  6. 9. to clear someone of guilt or suspicion
  7. 12. to noisily demand
  8. 14. to insult; verbally abuse
  9. 15. subtle differences
  10. 18. capable of developing normally; workable or doable