October 13-16, 2020

1. repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester
5. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand
6. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
9. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
11. done at random or without careful judgment
12. made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements
13. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be well founded or true; a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
15. having or seeming to have no end
18. exist in large numbers or amounts
19. hard menial or dull work

2. a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
3. filled or well-supplied with something; very full of or sated by food
4. surround or fill with a quality or influence; soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavor or to soften it
5. foretell or prophesy (an event in the future)
7. a tendency toward or trace of some color
8. a field or domain of activity or interest
10. having a huge appetite; excessively eager
14. a record of events year by year; used in titles of learned journals
16. beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
17. a place where one lives