Laundry Day

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. An air mass of ___ pressure (3)
  2. 4. The context and environment in which something is set (7)
  3. 5. Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by ___ (7)
  4. 7. A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering (9)
  5. 10. Soft plant fibers harvested and used to make cloth. (6)
  6. 12. Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat (4)
  7. 13. A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (3)
  8. 14. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (5)
  2. 2. Very warm (3)
  3. 3. A swift whirling motion (4)
  4. 4. A compound made artificially by chemical reactions (9)
  5. 6. A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information (6)
  6. 8. A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles (6)
  7. 9. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness (4)
  8. 11. A thin coat of water-base paint (4)