Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 2. alone
  • 3. made afraid to do something
  • 5. to stop someone or something
  • 7. a parade in which small pieces of paper are thrown into the air to celebrate something or welcome someone
  • 8. a pilot who helps the main pilot fly the plane
  • 9. a woman who is admired for bravery
  • 10. something new or unusual
  • 11. a line with short sharp turns, back and forth, up and down

Down

  • 1. the area in an airplane in which the pilot sits
  • 4. a person who does dangerous things
  • 6. making loud, popping sounds

Word Bank

copilot
daredevil
cowed
zigzag
deter
cockpit
novelty
heroine
solo
sputtering
tickertape parade