The Crossword
Across
- 8. a group of people accompanying an important person.
- 9. a model of a person, normally in reference to protests.
- 10. a long, thin, green vegetable related to the onion.
- 11. fortunate occurrence of events; also a film.
- 12. Greek God of vanity.
- 17. a writ requiring a person to be brought before a court after arrest.
- 19. force about a fixed axis.
- 20. a connection or a series thereof; used to refer to deals.
- 21. meant or meaning to instruct.
Down
- 1. fluency in speech and writing.
- 2. a fine-grained stone for sharpening knives.
- 3. dish of melted cheese into which pieces of food are dipped.
- 4. the pointed ends of a fork.
- 5. a game involving flicking small coins or counters into a cup.
- 6. excessively fond of one's wife.
- 7. a weight hung from a cord which swings freely.
- 13. sturdy.
- 14. all-pervasive, present everywhere.
- 15. _________ sits in the old gum tree.
- 16. the short concluding section of a book.
- 18. harsh and sharp.
- 20. the portion of the stomach where the umbilical cord was attached.