To complete this crossword, use the appropriate past tense / past participle of the verb in the parentheses.
Across
1 The junk dealer (resell) the items from the forgotten storage unit. (6)
5 The shipwreck survivors (cling) to the flotsam until a rescue ship arrived. (5)
6 John (eat) lunch late because of the meeting. (3)
7 Every week the old ladies’ bridge club (bet) five dollars on the lottery. (3)
8 Mary (do) her homework as soon as she got home from school. (3)
9 I (sleep) late because the alarm didn’t go off. (5)
11 Jerry (shoot) three arrows, but only one hit the target. (4)
12 Susan and Katie (set) the table for dinner. (3)
15 The alcoholic had (backslide) for several years after his wife’s death. (11)
17 The baseball sailed through the air, hit the window, and (break) it. (5)
18 Writing a book in thirty days was the hardest thing Mick had ever (undertake). (10)
20 The cemetery workers had (dig) three graves by lunchtime. (3)
21 Amazingly, the small henhouse was the only building on the farm that (withstand) the tornado. (9)
23 Within thirty minutes of a change, the baby had (wet) his diaper again. (3)
24 To save Jack’s hand, the doctor had to amputate the three (frostbite) fingers. (8)
25 The hunter (slit) the deer’s throat and hung the animal upside down to let the blood drain out. (4)
28 This model car was (test-drive) at the Bonneville Salt Flats. (4-6)
30 The candidate (stride) onto the stage to deliver his acceptance speech. (6)
31 The continual dripping eventually (wear) a hole in the rock. (4)
Down
1 The TV station (rebroadcast) the special every year on the anniversary of the first moonwalk. (11)
2 The old man (sit) down several times on his walk around the block. (3)
3 A clean set of clothes (lie) neatly on the bed. (3)
4 Bob and Linda were (wed) in the church by the park. (3)
5 Several varieties of roses were (crossbreed) to produce this lovely specimen. (9)
8 Mr. Smith (disprove) the rumor that had been spreading around the high school. (9)
10 We (test-drive) ten cars before we finally settled on a new Mercedes. (4-5)
13 At the insistence of the coach, the pitcher (throw) the game. (5)
14 I never (understand) why some people spend so much money on a lavish vacation. (10)
16 The baby (catch) chickenpox from her older sister. (6)
19 Some laws have had to be (rewrite) to reflect modern technology. (9)
22 Jack (outbid) everyone else at the auction. (6)
23 Patty (be) late on her first day of school. (3)
26 Hansel and Gretel were (lose) in the woods. (4)
27 Matt (tear) his pants on a nail. (4)
29 I (see) what you did there, you sneaky brat. (3)
