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Let’s solve this crossword puzzle step by step using the clues and the word bank.

We’ll go clue by clue, matching each to a word from the Word Bank that fits both the meaning and the number of letters (based on the grid).

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Across Clues:

3. “the reason Brian was on the plane” → In *Hatchet*, Brian is flying to see his dad because his parents are getting divorced. So the answer is divorce.
→ Fits in 7-letter space? Let’s check: D-I-V-O-R-C-E = 7 letters. Yes.

5. “Brian’s last name” → His full name is Brian Robeson. So Robeson.
→ R-O-B-E-S-O-N = 7 letters. Matches grid.

6. “the height of something such as an airplane above a level” → That’s altitude.
→ A-L-T-I-T-U-D-E = 8 letters. Grid has 8 boxes for Across 6. Perfect.

9. “radio a public, two-way service often used by truck drivers to talk to each other while driving” → That’s CB (Citizens Band radio).
→ C-B = 2 letters. Grid shows 2 boxes for Across 9. Good.

10. “plane an aircraft that flies over rough, undeveloped areas that can land without a runway” → This describes a bush plane. Answer: bush.
→ B-U-S-H = 4 letters. Grid has 4 boxes. Correct.

11. “a movable flat part on a ship or airplane used for steering” → That’s a rudder.
→ R-U-D-D-E-R = 6 letters. Grid has 6 boxes. Yes.

12. “the state of continuing to live” → That’s survival.
→ S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L = 8 letters. Grid has 8 boxes. Perfect.

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Down Clues:

1. “sudden, violent movements of air or water” → That’s turbulence.
→ T-U-R-B-U-L-E-N-C-E = 10 letters. Grid Down 1 has 10 boxes. Yes.

2. “a natural uncleared area in which few or no people live” → That’s wilderness.
→ W-I-L-D-E-R-N-E-S-S = 10 letters. Grid Down 2 has 10 boxes. Correct.

4. “an expression of pain on your face” → That’s wincing.
→ W-I-N-C-I-N-G = 7 letters. Grid Down 4 has 7 boxes. Yes.

7. “a heavy metal” → From word bank: lead.
→ L-E-A-D = 4 letters. Grid Down 7 has 4 boxes. Good.

8. “periods of time between one thing and the next” → That’s intervals.
→ I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-S = 9 letters. Grid Down 8 has 9 boxes. Perfect.

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Now let’s double-check all answers against the Word Bank:

Word Bank:
wilderness ✔ (Down 2)
bush ✔ (Across 10)
altitude ✔ (Across 6)
rudder ✔ (Across 11)
survival ✔ (Across 12)
wincing ✔ (Down 4)
CB ✔ (Across 9)
intervals ✔ (Down 8)
turbulence ✔ (Down 1)
Robeson ✔ (Across 5)
divorce ✔ (Across 3)
lead ✔ (Down 7)

All words used match the clues and fit the grid.

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Final Answer:

Across:
3. divorce
5. Robeson
6. altitude
9. CB
10. bush
11. rudder
12. survival

Down:
1. turbulence
2. wilderness
4. wincing
7. lead
8. intervals