The Crossword Puzzle is 1 of 8 word puzzles and activities.
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Common Core alignment to a Crossword puzzle is to three key phrases:
"Precise Meaning", "Spell Correctly" and "Grade Level".
CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
Precise Meaning:"CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4e, 3.4d, 4.4c, 5.4c, 6.4c, 7.4c, 8.4c, 9-10.4c, 11-12.4c
Spell Correctly:"CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: L.2.2d+e, L.3.2e+f, L.4.2d, L.5.2d, L.6.2b, L.7.2b, L.8.2c, L.9-10.2c, L.11-12.2b
Grade Level:"CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4, 3.4, 4.4, 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9-10.4, 11-12.4
ACROSS:
Note that the hardest 6 words are already solved for you and their definition marked with an asterisk.
1 – pertaining to northern regions (adjective)
6 – one who lives in a foreign country or has renounced his own (noun)
7 – weak, ineffective (adjective)
8 – dialect or accent, especially Irish (noun)
10 – contentious, prone to engage in lawsuits (adjective)
11 – having a pH of more than 7 (adjective)
12 – voluntary restraint from indulging an appetite, (often sex or food) (noun)
13 – capable of being altered or reshaped (adjective)
16 – a framework of crossed strips; a geometrical arrangement, as of atoms in a crystal (noun)
18 – relating to movements reacting against modern movements, typically reviving traditional elements. (adjective)
19* – an organized society with a specific form of government (noun)
21 – artificial or pretentious behavior, a pose (noun)
22 – great slaughter, bloody destruction (noun)
23 – mysterious, secret, having hidden meaning (adjective)
24* – relating to a compound formed by molecules of one or noun within the crystal lattice of another (adjective)
27 – a combination of words that contradict each other (e.g., jumbo shrimp, original copy, authentic reproduction) (noun)
28 – to give new life, to renew substrate noun foundation, base, ground (verb)
30 – a pattern or guide (noun)
31 – cruel or severe measures or laws (adjective)
32* – influence or authority over others (noun)
33 – to collapse, sink, or fail (verb)
34* – surface or medium on which an organism lives or grows (noun)
DOWN:
2 – concord; a coming together again (noun)
3 – capable of undergoing fission or splitting (adjective)
4 – multiplication; rapid growth in number (noun)
5* – a brimless ,flat-topped, hat, shaped like a truncated cone, usually tassled and made of felt (noun)
9 – an action or motive used to disguise a different intention or motive (noun)
14 – inability to pay debts (noun)
15 – not violated (adjective)
17 – beginning step, energy in taking action (noun)
18* – related to the open sea (adjective)
20 – opposed to progress; ultraconservative (adjective)
