August 2022

5. The use of words whose sound suggest the sense
6. A witty person
8. An object or event that serves as a plot device in fiction, but is ultimately irrelevant
9. (Psychology) A pattern imposed on complex reality or experience to assist in explaining it, mediate perception, or guide response
12. Distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things
14. A very large, thin traditional Scandinavian cookie prepared by pouring batter into an appliance much like a waffle iron and then rolling the warm cookie around a cone form
16. To hide in a corner
19. A thick, woolen rug with a shaggy pile, originally handwoven in Greece
21. A traveler or wayfarer
22. (Games) The lowest possible throw of dice, two single pips

1. Warm, welcoming, and hospitable
2. Dark grayish blue or purple
3. Alone or unaccompanied (used especially as a stage direction
4. A nosey person; a busybody
7. A full moon; the time of a full moon
10. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter
11. An animal whose tongue is similar to a human tongue, making possible sounds similar to human speech
13. The point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
15. The ability to produce a desired or intended result
17. A state of serene calmness
18. A uproar; a hubbub
20. (Computing) A persistent virtual environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities