"Cat" Crossword (October 2023)

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Across
  1. 5. Noun; Name of famous American novelist who wrote One of Ours in 1922; Willa _______.
  2. 7. Adjective; Characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression.
  3. 9. Noun; A momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin.
  4. 12. Verb; To supply what is required or desired; commonly used in relation to food.
  5. 14. Adjective; Term describing the purification or purgation of one's emotions produced by some form of release.
  6. 16. Plural Noun; Domesticated bovine animals on a farm or ranch.
  7. 17. Noun; Formally known as the Kingdom of Aragon, in modern Spain, the people speak a language distinct from Spanish.
  8. 18. Noun; A close-fitting one-piece garment that covers the torso, legs and sometimes the arms.
  9. 20. Verb; To cause to separate widely, distribute irregularly or to cast in all directions.
  10. 21. Noun; An order of chiefly freshwater, scaleless, bony fish having long tactile barbels.
  11. 24. Noun; Any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong.
  12. 25. Noun; Man-made subterranean passageways for burials and religious practices; the one in Rome is arguably the famous example.
  13. 26. Noun; Position player in baseball situated behind home plate.
  14. 27. Adjective; synonymous with the term universal or comprehensive; a shorthand term to describe a large category of Christians.
  15. 28. Adjective; Strike or work stoppage initially by unionized workers without formal union approval or in violation of a contract.
Down
  1. 1. Noun; A Christian bishop's official throne.
  2. 2. Noun; An agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action.
  3. 3. Noun; A strong-scented perennial mint (Nepeta cataria) that contains a substance attractive to cats.
  4. 4. Noun; Term used about a wealthy or privileged person; often used to describe a person contributing to political campaigns.
  5. 6. Noun; Common instrument for exemplary punishment used in 18th century European armies and navies; ____ O' Nine Tails.
  6. 8. Noun; Name used by Medieval Europeans when referring to China.
  7. 9. Noun; An automobile exhaust system component containing a catalyst that causes conversion of harmful gases into mostly harmless products; _________ Converter.
  8. 10. Noun; A sailing vessel with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting them.
  9. 11. Noun; Capitol and most populated city in Oman.
  10. 13. Noun; The elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth.
  11. 15. Noun; Philosophic concept, popularized by Immanuel Kant, referring to a moral obligation or command that is unconditionally and universally binding.
  12. 18. Noun; Also known in astronomical circles as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6, it is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco; _________ Nebula.
  13. 19. Noun; A complete listing of items arranged systemically with descriptive details.
  14. 22. Noun; Medical scanning device, whose name is an abbreviated for Computerized Axial Tomography.
  15. 23. Noun; Appalachian mountain system west of Hudson River in southeastern New York State.
  16. 27. Noun; A problematic situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives.