Hard Times: 1920-1941 Crossword

Across

2a formal charge of misconduct (7)
6destroyed crops after plagues of rabbits and grasshoppers (4)
9Ernest ________: one time oilmen who lost his wealth and became Governor (7)
11a person who serves on a university or college governing board (6)
12The Great ________ caused much unemployment and economic hardship (10)
14a law forbidding the sale of alcohol (11)
16one who believes their race is superior (6)
17discovery of this oil field brought ruin to Oklahoman oil prices (two words) (9)
20______ Field: largest oil field in central Oklahoma (8)
24to fill beyond capacity (4)
25Roosevelt won presidency on the promise of a ___(two words) (7)
26______ law: a temporary rule by military authorities (7)
27caused by drought and wind in 1930s (two words) (8)
28swept away by winds creating dust storms (7)

Down

1a roughly built structure (6)
3products or goods (11)
4something of central importance (6)
5an affliction or pestilence (6)
7financially ruined (8)
8Henry __________ : governor who relied on astrology and was impeached (8)
10occurred in Cimarron County in 1936 (10)
13name given to shanty towns built by families during the Great Depression (12)
15site of one of the worst race riots in American history (5)
18a catchy phrase or motto (6)
19extravagantly (8)
21one that moves from one region to another in search of work (7)
22a wearing away of part of the earth's surface (7)
23Oklahoma's governor during the depression (6)

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