The Parris' Housewarming Puzzle

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (5)
  2. 7. A written agreement delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be (6)
  3. 8. Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a ___ (plural) (6)
  4. 9. The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level (8)
  5. 10. The month following October and preceding December (8)
  6. 14. A company that performs a public service (plural) (9)
  7. 16. A party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home (12)

Down

  1. 1. The habitation of wild animals (3)
  2. 2. A republic in northeastern South America (6)
  3. 4. The English language as used in the United States (8)
  4. 5. A conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan (8)
  5. 6. The act of ___ something (12)
  6. 11. The grounds in back of a house (8)
  7. 12. To cut with a blade or mower (6)
  8. 13. Approaching a particular destination (7)
  9. 15. A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance (5)