Under Construction

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln (5)
  2. 5. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (6)
  3. 8. The basis on which something is grounded (10)
  4. 10. A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (5)
  5. 11. Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs (6)
  6. 12. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true (3)

Down

  1. 1. A plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles (6)
  2. 2. Something intended as a guide for making something else (9)
  3. 3. A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building (4)
  4. 4. Building material used as siding or roofing (plural) (8)
  5. 6. The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (6)
  6. 7. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits (plural) (5)
  7. 9. An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness (plural) (5)