40's & 50's
Across
- 1. humorous or malicious deception
- 4. having or showing no skill
- 5. withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest
- 6. catch fire
- 7. rowdy
- 8. done with great care and thoroughness
- 9. unavoidable
- 10. imitation of a style with exaggeration for comic effect
- 11. group of words established by usage as having a meaning not based on the individual words themselves
- 13. express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words
- 14. a load, especially a heavy one
- 15. unfriendly
- 16. stupid or careless mistake
Down
- 1. the natural home or environment of a living thing
- 2. fire or light set in a prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration
- 3. create or perform spontaneously or without preparation
- 7. resulting in good
- 9. extremely large or great
- 10. subject (someone) to hostility or ill-treatment
- 12. dangerous