Puzzle one
Across
- 2. A Japanese form of short poetry.
- 4. A person who achieves great success when relatively young.
- 6. A division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
- 7. Either of the two times in the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.
- 11. Special words or expressions used by a profession or group.
- 17. A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
- 18. A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
- 20. The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
- 24. A word that phonetically mimics the sound it describes.
- 25. A massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting large amounts of energy.
- 28. The basic monetary unit of Japan.
- 29. A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
- 31. A gentle, mild breeze.
- 32. A railing supported by balusters, especially one forming an ornamental parapet to a balcony, bridge, or terrace.
- 34. An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
- 35. A sentimental longing for the past.
- 37. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
- 39. A process or set of rules followed in calculations or problem-solving.
- 43. Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
- 45. Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
- 47. A statement that contradicts itself but might be true.
- 49. Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
- 50. The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
Down
- 1. The intrinsic brightness of a celestial object.
- 3. The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.
- 5. A cloud of gas and dust in outer space.
- 8. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs.
- 9. The process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.
- 10. A particular form of a language specific to a region or social group.
- 12. A fleet of ships or boats.
- 13. A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region.
- 14. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
- 15. A small group of people having control of a country or organization.
- 16. The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.
- 19. Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.
- 21. The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
- 22. A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
- 23. A brief evocative description, account, or episode.
- 26. A noble gas element, often used in lighting.
- 27. A small, stringed musical instrument.
- 30. A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
- 33. A Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers.
- 36. A carved stone creature used as a rain spout on buildings.
- 38. The distance between successive crests of a wave.
- 40. A mass of whirling fluid or air.
- 41. The dominance or supremacy at sea.
- 42. Performed by or affecting only one side.
- 44. A complicated irregular network of passages.
- 46. A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
- 48. A magical or medicinal potion.