May 2026

3. A normal, tranquil mental state or mood
4. A rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines
6. To delay in coming or going
8. Unduly prolonged or drawn out, too long
10. To prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck
12. Come upon or found by accident; fortuitous
13. (Anthropology, Philosophy, Sociology) The quality or condition of being different, especially of being fundamentally different from or alien to the sense of identity of a person or cultural group; otherness
16. Exclamation
17. Suitable to be eaten; edible

1. An invented language developed by an individual or a very small group of people, especially by a child or by children in close contact, such as twins
2. A word to the wise; no more needs to be said
5. Feeding on wood, as certain insects or insect larvae
7. A self-evident truth that requires no proof
9. A state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety; flutter
11. Lacking courage and resolution
14. Individual identity
15. A cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for wood shaping