Silent Letters

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A period of time during which some of a ship's crew are on duty (5)
  2. 4. To leave voluntarily (6)
  3. 5. Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (4)
  4. 8. The fourth day of the week (9)
  5. 11. The season when the leaves fall from the trees (6)
  6. 12. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical (5)
  7. 14. Young of domestic cattle (4)

Down

  1. 1. The act of wiggling (7)
  2. 2. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day (4)
  3. 3. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (5)
  4. 6. A land mass that is surrounded by water (6)
  5. 7. Large fortified home of a king or queen (6)
  6. 8. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones (5)
  7. 9. A tight cluster of people or things (4)
  8. 10. English essayist (4)
  9. 13. Steadiness of mind under stress (4)