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crossword activity across 0. the price of labor. 7. individuals hired w…

Question

crossword activity
across

  1. the price of labor.
  2. individuals hired when workers strike.

down

  1. sending jobs outside of the country.
  2. individuals are denied employment due to their

(the image shows a crossword puzzle with filled and empty squares, and clues for across and down answers.)

Explanation:

Response

To solve the crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across Clues (Partial, based on visible grid):
  • 6. (5 letters, visible as "w a _ e s"): Likely "wages" (the price of labor, matching the partial clue "the price of labor").
  • 7. (Clue: "Individuals hired when workers strike"): "Scabs" (workers who take the place of striking employees, but wait—wait, the grid for 7: let's check intersections. Wait, the vertical word intersecting with 7: the vertical word (Down 2? No, Down 2 is "outsourcing" maybe? Wait, Down 2: "Sending jobs outside of the country" → outsourcing (matches the vertical grid: o-u-t-s-o-u-r-c-i-n-g? Wait, the vertical grid for 2: let's count letters. "Sending jobs outside country" is "outsourcing" (10 letters? Wait the vertical grid from 2 (second down) has letters: o (top), u, s, o, u, r, c, i, n, q? No, maybe typo. Wait the horizontal 1: "arbitration" (a-r-b-i-t-r-a-t-i-o-n, 11 letters? Wait the first horizontal is 11 letters: a-r-b-i-t-r-a-t-i-o-n (yes, "arbitration"). Then Down 2: starts at 2 (second down), first letter o, then u, s, o, u, r, c, i, n, q? No, maybe "outsourcing" (o-u-t-s-o-u-r-c-i-n-g? But the grid for Down 2: let's see the vertical column from 2 (the "o" in "arbitration" (position 2: "o" in arbitration is column 10? Wait the first horizontal is "arbitration" (a(1), r(2), b(3), i(4), t(5), r(6), a(7), t(8), i(9), o(10), n(11)). Then Down 2 is column 10: o (row 1), u (row 2), s (row 4? Wait the horizontal 5 is "boycott" (b-o-y-c-o-t-t, 7 letters: columns 4-10? Wait "boycott" is 7 letters (b(1), o(2), y(3), c(4), o(5), t(6), t(7)). So column 6 (t in boycott) intersects with Down 2? Maybe not. Let's focus on visible answers:
  • Horizontal 1: "arbitration" (a-r-b-i-t-r-a-t-i-o-n) – matches the grid.
  • Horizontal 3: "scabs" (s-c-a-b-s) – 5 letters, matches the grid.
  • Horizontal 5: "boycott" (b-o-y-c-o-t-t) – 7 letters, matches the grid.
  • Horizontal 6: "wages" (w-a-g-e-s? Wait grid shows "w a _ e s" – no, "w a q e s"? No, typo? Wait no, "wages" is w-a-g-e-s, but grid has "w a _ e s" with the middle letter as "q"? No, maybe "waqes" is wrong. Wait no, the clue for 6: "the price of labor" → "wages" (correct, 5 letters: w-a-g-e-s? Wait the grid for 6 is 5 letters: w(1), a(2), _(3), e(4), s(5). Oh! Wait the vertical word through 6 (position 3) is "blacklisted" or "blacklist"? Wait the vertical column through 3 (scabs, position 4: "b"): the vertical word is "blacklisted"? Wait "scabs" (s-c-a-b-s) – position 4 is "b", then below it: l, c, k, l, i, s, t, e, d? Wait the vertical word from "b" (scabs, position 4) down: b, l, c, k, l, i, s, t, e, d? That would be "blacklisted" (10 letters). Then horizontal 7: "strikebreakers"? No, the clue for 7: "Individuals hired when workers strike" → "scabs" no, "strikebreakers" is long. Wait the grid for 7: starts at column 1, row 5? No, the horizontal 7 is a long word, maybe "strikebreakers" but the grid shows empty boxes.
Down Clues:
  • 2. "Sending jobs outside of the country" → outsourcing (matches the vertical grid: o-u-t-s-o-u-r-c-i-n-g? But the grid for Down 2: let's count letters. "Outsourcing" is 10 letters? Wait the vertical column from 2 (o in arbitration, row 1) down: o (row 1), u (row 2), s (row 3), o (row 4), u (row 5), r (row 6), c (row 7), i (row 8), n (row 9), g (row 10)? But the grid shows "q" at the bottom, so maybe "outsourcing" is correct (o-u-t-s-o-u-r-c-i-n-g, but the last letter here is "q" – maybe typo, but "outsourcing" is the term for sending jobs abroad.
  • **4. "Individuals are denied employment due to their..."…
Brief Explanations

The clue "Sending jobs outside of the country" refers to the business/economic term for relocating work to foreign countries, which is "outsourcing". The grid’s vertical column (starting at the "o" in "arbitration") aligns with the letters of "outsourcing".

Answer:

outsourcing