This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Classic Literature has 16 clues. Answers range from 5 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech; "He ________ widely."
point of mechanical support “Ralph used one hand as a _______ and pressed down with the other till the shell rose, dripping, and Piggy could make a grab”
paleness “Now that the ________ of his faint was over"
fortified location “This side of the castle, perhaps a hundred feet high, was the pink __________ they had seen from the mountain-top.”
burning out “Sitting on the tremendous rock in the ______ sun..”
relating to season or weather “A shadow fronted him ________.”
dragging across the bottom “There came the sound of boys __________ away.”
deep hole in the earth “He was surrounded on all sides by ______ of empty air.”
suggested or implied idea “Half relieved, half-daunted by the ___________ of further terrors, the savages murmured again.”
tremble “Ralph called out a _______ voice.”
loud “And the boys followed him __________…”
spoken in a way that pokes fun “He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled ________”
intimidating “…too successful ____________ to be repeated”
state of being fed up “Ralph pushed both hands through his hair and looked at the little boy in mixed amusement and __________”
forceful speech “The reply was ________ for anyone to doubt them”
seeming to have no end “An __________ dawn faded the stars out and at last, sad and gray, filtered into shelter”