WORD PUZZLE #9 from THE SWORD AND THE CROWN
Halloween Bonus 2007 Chapter One: Back Again
Read the story passage at the bottom and try to find the twelve underlined words or phrases in
the letter grid below. The answers can be up, down, left, right or diagonal. Good luck!
R T D O S M W W I R E N P Z X
U B D E T A R T N E C N O C I
W H Y C D G F I L J R T O B N
O I F V C I G A P T T L B O T
Y I Z E Q C B K D N T I E A H
N T V A D O N X N Y A I N M I
E R N F R O N T R O W H I O S
E N Y A E D D O J D G I V L W
W L T B W H T Y D U L M E M O
O E S N G S F S D C N B P K R
L O V R T N W T A E D D A H L
L I I S R T K X A L T L R R D
A T O S T R U G G L E N G P H
H H B B F J N A I C I G A M O
G P L R A V O E D W I T S W Y
“Show us some magic!” a voice called out from the back. “Show us what kind of wizard you really are.”
“Technically, I’m only a magician,” Artemas explained with a raised finger, prepared to elaborate in detail on that
point. “Though some of the differences between a magician and a wizard are indeed subtle, let me assure you that…”
Artemas trailed off when he noticed a few of the children in the front row starting to yawn. Several others
squirmed in their seats or concentrated on eating more Halloween candy or staring at the crepe paper streamers
hanging from the ceiling.
“He is going to do tricks, isn’t he?” a girl whispered to her friend in the next seat, loud enough so that Artemas
heard. “I don’t want to hear another ghost story!”
“Fear not, little one,” Artemas said. “You will definitely see some magic tonight.”
As the crowd cheered again, Artemas recalled with dread his first attempt at magic in this world four years ago.
What a struggle it had been to create that grapevine in the Jordan’s living room in the dead of night. Entering this
world weakened his magical abilities, and if he stayed here too long, they would cease to exist. Poor Malaban had
found that out. But Artemas arrived only a short while ago and felt as strong as ever. He should be able to perform
some magic unimpeded for a few hours yet. If they wanted a magic show, he’d give them one to remember.
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