Literacy Day

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Across
  1. 3. Something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality.
  2. 6. A person in a novel, play, or film.
  3. 8. The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
  4. 11. Microorganisms, microbes, germs, bacilli, pathogens
  5. 12. A bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.
  6. 13. A greenish-blue colour.
  7. 14. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
  8. 18. A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
  9. 19. Copy book in French.
  10. 21. Free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.
  11. 23. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
  12. 25. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
  13. 29. At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.
  14. 31. The art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other.
  15. 32. The longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.
  16. 33. Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.
  17. 35. A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune.
  18. 37. A general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths.
  19. 38. A sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book.
Down
  1. 1. A meal taken at lunchtime.
  2. 2. An icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave, and is produced by precipitation of minerals from water dripping through the cave ceiling.
  3. 4. A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.
  4. 5. To bring the different elements (of a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship.
  5. 7. The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
  6. 9. To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.
  7. 10. A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.
  8. 12. A solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.
  9. 15. The national mapping agency for Great Britain; one of the world's largest producers of maps.
  10. 16. Roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place.
  11. 17. The island containing England, Scotland and Wales.
  12. 20. A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
  13. 22. Cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
  14. 24. Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.
  15. 26. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.
  16. 27. The verb to like in French.
  17. 28. A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
  18. 30. The state of being subject to death.
  19. 34. An object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
  20. 36. A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.