Lamb to the Slaughter

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life (8)
  2. 4. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn (5)
  3. 5. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (6)
  4. 8. A mental position from which things are ___ (11)
  5. 10. A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain (7)
  6. 12. Made with sweetened cream ___ and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust (10)

Down

  1. 1. The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday (6)
  2. 2. A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (7)
  3. 3. A member of a ___ force (9)
  4. 6. A police officer who investigates crimes (plural) (10)
  5. 7. Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers (plural) (8)
  6. 9. A light usually carried in the hand (5)
  7. 11. Seed of a pea plant used for food (plural) (4)