Living Off The Land

Across

4. clean and fresh as if new
6. a builder and worker in stone.
7. relating to trade or commerce; commercial. A general store.
9. a large or excessive amount of (something).
12. a nutritional deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet
15. robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions.
17. the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
18. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
19. necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.
21. shows the shape and elevation of the land using contour lines.
25. the state of sharing features or attributes.
28. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a country or area, especially one of the first Europeans to colonize the western US.
30. make less severe, serious, or painful.
31. the quality of being suited to serve a purpose well; practicality.
34. take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.
36. an animal that feeds on plants.
38. serious and immediate danger.
39. a strongly alkaline solution, especially of potassium hydroxide, used for washing or cleansing.
40. a pressed cake of pounded dried meat mixed to a paste with melted fat and other ingredients, originally made by some Indigenous peoples of North America and later adapted by Arctic explorers.
41. inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
44. formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech.
46. a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap.
48. a plant that takes two years to grow from seed to fruition and die
49. the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
53. pottery made of clay fired to a porous state which can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze.
54. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
56. the woolly covering of a sheep or goat.
60. an animal that feeds on flesh.
62. secrete milk.
63. the skill or activity of mending a hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn.
65. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
68. remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
69. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.
72. the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
74. lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
75. a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

Down

1. not unusual; ordinary.
2. the quality or fact of being very determined
3. the action of reserving something. A area of land designated to the indigenous people by the government for them to own and live as they please.
5. keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
6. movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
8. fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope.
10. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
11. a broad strip or area of something
13. acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.
14. the science or practice of drawing maps.
16. easily bent; flexible.
20. extremely large.
22. be strongly attracted to someone or something.
23. a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together.
24. water strongly impregnated with salt.
26. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
27. a rare but serious neuroparalytic illness
29. severe or bare in appearance or outline.
32. an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
33. an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.
35. warn or reprimand someone firmly.
37. in a restricted or infrequent manner; in small quantities.
38. widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
42. made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.
43. lasting for a long time or slow to end.
45. actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).
47. a dealer in household items such as oil, soap, paint, and groceries
50. energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.
51. a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place.
52. the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
55. a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
57. widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
58. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
59. customary; usual.
61. find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
64. denoting a traditional variety of plant or breed of animal which is not associated with large-scale commercial agriculture.
66. the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.
67. use up the supply or resources of.
70. a plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single year or growing season, from seed to bloom to seed, and then dies
71. the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep.
73. smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.