Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship: Criss Cross

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Across

  • 2. To cover something with a thick layer of a liquid, cream or other substance.
  • 4. A speech problem that causes you to repeat the beginning sound of some words.
  • 6. A process in which someone's hair is curled and treated with chemicals so that it remains curly for a long time.
  • 7. To separate things that are twisted together.
  • 9. A part of a country, of the world, that is different or separate from other parts in some way.
  • 11. Having or showing good sense or judgment.
  • 12. The way a horse moves when it is running fairly fast.
  • 13. Saying that you are sorry about something.

Down

  • 1. To talk about something promising that what you are saying is true.
  • 3. A choice that you make about something after thinking about it.
  • 5. The color or appearance of the skin especially on the face.
  • 8. To set something in a tightly closed position.
  • 10. A feeling of strong love or loyalty.

Word Bank

apology
stutter
sensible
complexion
decision
perm
clench
testifying
devotion
slathers
canter
region
disentangled