The Tell Tale Heart
Across
- 3. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate
- 4. a willingness to take bold risks
- 5. present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
- 8. in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard
- 9. to decrease in size, extent, or degree
- 14. settle or find a solution to a problem or contentious matter
- 15. feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
- 16. a state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity
- 17. a thing of little value or importance
- 18. the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments
- 19. to follow an animal or person as closely as possible without being seen or heard, usually in order to catch or kill them
- 20. (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense
Down
- 1. behaviour that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel
- 2. a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasise one's words
- 6. behaviour that is polite, pleasant, and usually attractive, but often slightly false
- 7. in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling
- 10. make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters
- 11. listen
- 12. a belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis
- 13. contemptuous ridicule or mockery