Across
- 1. Run-down condition
- 3. Temporary relief
- 5. Military school helped improve him
- 6. His plans unclear after father’s death
- 10. Wes faced countless obstacles growing up
- 12. Pleasure-seeking lifestyle
- 14. Tony stayed loyal to family
- 15. Wes’s story deeply impacted readers
- 16. Bold and daring
- 18. Mary reacted with confused amusement
- 19. Mary divided money for bills
- 21. Mary constantly watched over Wes
- 22. Families left dangerous neighborhoods
- 24. Wes agreed to military rules
- 27. Emotional scene leaving military school
- 28. Dull; old-fashioned
- 30. Social outcast
- 32. Speech of praise
- 33. Wes made friends easily there
- 34. Police questioned Wes intensely
- 36. Short trip
- 37. Peaceful countryside
- 38. Sudden realization
- 39. Mary repeated constant warnings
- 41. Harshly criticized
- 44. Wes wanted to restore relationships
- 45. Wes feared military school arrival
- 47. Intrusive watching
Down
- 2. Mary shocked by Wes’s arrest
- 3. News stirred Wes’s emotions
- 4. Lying face upward
- 7. Judge looked at Wes with disgust
- 8. Extremely carefully
- 9. Wes felt shame disappointing Mary
- 11. Wes acted confident, not embarrassed
- 13. Tension during Wes’s trial
- 17. Wes respected military authority
- 20. Prison left permanent life impact
- 23. Wes showed greedy ambition
- 24. Military school was strict, plain
- 25. Prestige; status
- 26. Tony calmed Wes after fight
- 29. Instructor answered him sharply
- 31. Instructor’s deep commanding voice
- 33. Wes gave smooth excuses
- 35. Cadet uniform stayed perfectly clean
- 40. False outward appearance
- 42. Wes’s future seemed uncertain
- 43. Some forgave Wes’s bad behavior
- 46. Sheer; transparent