Jimmy's Crossword Puzzle

3. Boats are a poular ___ vessel.
5. Although small, ___ inflation is still devaluing currency.
6. You ___ someone when you take their place.
7. It takes some serious ___ to stand up to an obsessed Taylor Swift fan.
9. I could really use a good pillow to ___ my bad back.
12. Greg’s ___ writing caused him to get an F on the essay.
13. He felt vicarious excitement when reading about snow.
16. I will ___ to the request I attend the meeting because there will be cookies.
18. Behavior that is ___ is seen as different from accepted norms.
20. He ___ told the unfortunate news during the short meeting.
21. When you tell someone not to smoke, with a cigarette in hand, you are being __.
22. There was a prolific growth in her creepy doll collection.
23. Many people look at their leaders with ___.

1. Sneaky, secret, cunning, moral lacking schemes are pretty ___.
2. Have you ever hated something so bad you couldn’t help but ___ it?
4. Fred has such a ___ personality, he was laughing then suddenly started yelling.
7. If I give you a fake compliment I might be able to ___ you into helping me.
8. While ___ the news, he found an interesting article.
10. Religious leaders attempt to ___ people to a certain faith.
11. I hate the ___ on my wifi network.
14. Covid-19 was a pretty serious ___.
15. If you are feeling silly, you might be in a ___ mood.
17. The flu has been a commonly overlooked ___ ever since coronavirus.
19. I will not ___ late work.
20. There is a large ___ between democrats and republicans.