Across
- 1. The only living creature that enters the house
- 3. What remains of the dog after it collapses in exhaustion
- 5. The technological innovation central to the story
- 6. The natural element referenced in both the story and the poem
- 7. Mice The small mechanical cleaners that maintain the house
- 9. The city where the story is set
- 11. These turn on automatically, unaware of the devastation around them
- 13. The time when the house begins to break apart
- 14. The remains of the family are described as these on the side of the house
- 16. The poet whose work is recited by the house
- 18. The genre of the story, set in a time beyond the present
- 20. The house follows this daily schedule despite no humans present
- 21. The device that once brought news but is now silent
- 22. A major theme of the story, emphasized by the empty house
Down
- 2. The part of the house where the empty car sits
- 4. The cause of the house’s eventual destruction
- 8. The meal prepared by the house for the absent family
- 10. The month in which the story takes place
- 12. The event that caused the destruction of the city
- 15. The automated voice that announces the time in the house
- 17. The sudden event that accelerates the house’s destruction
- 18. The time when the bath is filled automatically
- 19. The type of devastation that wiped out the human inhabitants