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Across 1. adding water to dried out clay to soften it for reclaiming; also applies to adding water to a dry glaze mixture. 5. a Native American word for a broken section of a fired vessel used to support a new vessel during forming 6. having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass, such as a sponge or bisque ware 8. a small coil added over a seam to strengthen that seam; the coil is blended in (2 Words) 9. the narrower part of a pottery vessel that leads from the body to the lip 10. the first firing for the clay, which removes all of the chemically-combined water and carbon (2 Words) 14. the fattest part of the body of a vase 16. a creamy mixture of clay and water used for joining clay parts together 17. a form used to support and shape clay, usually made of paper, clay, or plaster (2 Words) 19. Clay that has been allowed to dry slightly, making it stiffer and able to support its own weight. (2 Words) 20. a decorative technique in which an incised design is filled with engobe (or colored slip), allowed to dry, then sanded to reveal the original design 21. the base of a pottery form; the part that meets the table; gives lift to the form 23. to fire clay until the particles fuse together due to the melting of the silica in the clay 25. a furnace of refractory materials used to fire clay 26. ceramic color that has no glass former. Available commercially. 28. the top edge of a pottery vessel or bowl 29. a colored slip, applied to wet clay for decoration. Can be cut into for sgraffito work. 31. Made of clay and permanently hardened by fire 32. the kneading of soft clay to remove air bubbles, create a uniform consistency, and prepare the clay for use 35. a material with a low melting point, used to lower the melting point of other mixtures, such as glazes 36. a space formed by the removal of material from the lower part of something, such as a cliff or relief carving 37. a desirable characteristic of a clay body made by adding any of a variety of materials, such as ground shell, wheat chaff, or grog, to the clay 38. a piece of broken pottery, especially a piece found during an archeological dig 39. the technique of pressing forms or objects into the clay for decorative effect 41. how a surface feels. Examples: rough, bumpy, smooth, embossed 43. a ceramic vase with two handles and a long narrow neck, used by the Ancient Greek for transporting liquide and dry products 45. a flat piece of clay, either rolled by hand or using a slab roller 46. a part added to a vessel so that it can be carried, held, or lifted

Down 1. to scratch the surface of the clay prior to joining two pieces together 2. the technique of adding an appendage or decorative element to the surface of the ware using coils, press-molded or sculpted designs (2 Words) 3. designed to be useful or practical 4. clay that has been carried away from the source of origin by the action of wind and/or water (2 Words) 6. clay that is deposited near the source of origin, that is, near the disintergrated parent rock (2 Words) 7. unfired pottery or sculpture 11. a decorative technique using liquid clay applied through a tube or nozzle to create linear, raised designs (2 Words) 12. to recover dried clay or leather hard clay for reuse 13. a material that has a high melting point 15. relating to or used for formal events or rituals of a religious or public nature 18. to mark or cut a lid and lid seat in a manner that enables the user to fit the lid into the correct position 22. a decorating technique in which a layer of color is cut into to reveal the clay underneath 24. a material applied to parts of pottery to prevent glaze from adhering so that clean up of the glaze from the foot or lid seat is easier to do (2 Words) 27. to cut at an angle 30. stage of clay when the physically-combined water has evaporated (2 Words) 33. a vitreous, glass-like substance fused onto the surface of pottery to form a hard, impervious, decoratie coating 34. ground up bits of fired clay used to temper a clay body, reduce shrinkage and cracking, and add texture or "tooth" 37. a cardboard, wood, or metal pattern used to cut shapes or form clay to a given and repeatable size 40. to cut a design or decorative mark into the clay 42. a small, rounded mass or sculpted form added to the surface of a lid to facilitate lifting 44. a thin solution of water and a metallic oxide, such as iron oxide