Northstar - recap:
Across
- 4. Nonsence, gibberish
- 6. Beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience
- 8. An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way
- 11. An excessively cheerful or optimistic person
- 12. A lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity
- 13. Not affected by alcohol; not drunk
- 15. An act of becoming progressively worse
- 17. Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one's abilities or character
- 18. Adj - E.g. a characteristic or disease, determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
- 19. The period a drug addict goes through following abrupt termination in the use of narcotics, usually characterized by physical and mental symptoms
Down
- 1. Put in a very difficult situation, vulnerable
- 2. Strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc.) marked by dedicated loyalty
- 3. An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
- 5. Adj. - giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement
- 7. The most important part (or something that you can hit with your car :-)
- 9. Present or deal with (something) in a vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead
- 10. An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time
- 11. The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something
- 14. Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
- 16. Refuge (mental hospital)