Lord of the flies

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A coarse obnoxious person (3)
  2. 6. A person who is in charge (5)
  3. 7. Sandy shore beside the sea (5)
  4. 8. To leave ___ or isolated with little hope of rescue (8)
  5. 10. A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit (8)
  6. 13. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon (plural) (6)
  7. 15. United States singer and songwriter (5)
  8. 16. A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival (6)

Down

  1. 1. Any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored (5)
  2. 3. A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure (plural) (7)
  3. 4. Huge body of salt water (5)
  4. 5. Using force to hurt someone (8)
  5. 9. An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (5)
  6. 11. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment (8)
  7. 12. The end of life (5)
  8. 14. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger (6)