Storm in the Night

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. One of two equal parts of a divisible whole (4)
  2. 4. A North American Indian warrior (5)
  3. 7. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (5)
  4. 11. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical (5)
  5. 12. A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact (7)
  6. 14. A storm resulting from strong rising air currents (12)
  7. 15. Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key (5)

Down

  1. 2. English essayist (4)
  2. 3. A large number or amount or extent (5)
  3. 5. Aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are (9)
  4. 6. An upward slope or grade (5)
  5. 8. Young of domestic cattle (4)
  6. 9. A long narrow excavation in the earth (5)
  7. 10. Someone regarded as certain to succeed (7)
  8. 13. A very small quantity of something (5)
  9. 16. The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds (4)