The Color Purple

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion (plural) (6)
  2. 8. A written message addressed to a person or organization (plural) (7)
  3. 9. Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (14)
  4. 11. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (3)
  5. 12. Cruel or inhumane treatment (5)

Down

  1. 1. Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together (plural) (6)
  2. 2. The noise made by a short puff of steam (plural) (5)
  3. 3. Keeping someone or something safe from harm. (10)
  4. 4. Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible (plural) (7)
  5. 6. A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women (8)
  6. 7. Joining or attaching by stitches (6)
  7. 10. Red, blue and yellow are all examples of this (plural) (6)