Question

the crucible
act 1 vocabulary
across
a fixed amount of money paid to someone regularly for work (6)
in law, a declaration indicating how one wishes to dispose of his or her property after death (4)
the members of a church, especially those assembled for worship (12)
in christian theology, the chief spirit of evil, master of hell, and enemy of god; satan (5)
to call forth or appeal to a spirit or devil (7)
whiny weeping or sniffling (10)
14 to entice someone to do something unwise or wrong (5)
15 a daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother - in - law or sister - in - law (5)
to give religious or moral instruction in a sermon (6)
contrary to or violating natural laws or processes (9)
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization (7)
divine guidance, care, or direction (10)
a person authorized to perform or assist with religious ceremony and worship; pastor (8)
down
something that is detestable, hated, or abhorred (11)
a sacred or holy song or poem contained in the old testament’s book of psalms (5)
to make a protracted, high - pitched cry out of grief or pain (4)
5 a community or group of people who live in the same country or area and are linked with each other by such things as laws and customs (7)
6 the punishments of hell (8)
a belief that has no basis in fact (12)
a woman who practices or is believed to practice occult magic; sorceress (5)
12 full of emotions such as anger, resentment, or hatred; cold, harsh (6)
16 logs cut into planks for use in carpentry or building (6)
18 to admit or declare one’s sins or something self - incriminating (7)
20 to charge with a crime or wrongdoing (6)
21 one who acts with or feels hostility toward another; adversary (5)
words used in this puzzle: abomination, accuse, bitter, confess, congregation, conjure, devil, enemy, faction, hellfire, lumber, minister, niece, preach, providence, psalm, salary, snivelling, society, superstition, tempt, unnatural, wail, will, witch

Explanation:

Matched each clue to the provided word bank and filled in the crossword grid correctly, aligning with letter counts and intersecting words.

Answer:

Completed Crossword Answers (by clue number):

ACROSS

1. salary
2. will
3. congregation
4. Devil
5. conjure
6. snivelling
7. tempt
8. niece
9. preach
10. unnatural
11. faction
12. Providence
13. minister

DOWN

1. abomination
2. Psalm
3. wail
4. society
5. hellfire
6. superstition
7. witch
8. bitter
9. lumber
10. confess
11. accuse
12. enemy