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Across 1. Degrees F temperature our kilns can go over when firing. 2. A stiff, sticky fine-grained earth made of decomposed rock that can be used to build things because of it's plasticity. 7. a suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware. 8. Syntectic Term: Twist subject out of its true shape, proportion or meaning 12. generally the thickest a ceramic work should be in order to ensure it doesn't crack or explode when firing. 14. an ancient as well as contemporary form of pottery. The pinching method is a means to create pottery that can be done simply with fingers and requires your thumb. 15. is a layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fused to a ceramic object through firing. 16. a piece of unglazed pottery that has been fired once

Down 3. Syntectic Term: Extend or expand 4. Synectic Term: Reiterate, echo, restate or duplicate your reference subject in some way 5. to scratch hatch marks into clay. a method potters use to adhere two pieces of clay together wth slip. 6. to bake an opject in a kiln to make it harder. 7. Syntectic Term: Remove certain parts or elements 9. term from the Greek word synectikos which means "bringing forth together" or "bringing different things into unified connection." 10. Syntectic Term: Make subject bigger or smaller 11. type of pottery in which small cylinder lengths of clay are stacked and blended to make various length clay vessels. 13. A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, esp. one for calcining lime or firing pottery.