Vietnamese Boat People

4. Pulling or dragging with effort or force.
5. An abbreviation of the medal: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
7. A small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it.
10. A cereal grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils.
13. Escaped in order to save oneself.
14. A flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering.
15. Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
16. Relating to exaggeration of a danger and so causing needless worry or panic.
17. Fasten (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.

1. A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.
2. Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling.
3. Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.
6. Scoop water out of something.
8. The smallest finger.
9. The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
11. Felt sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).
12. (Of a person or object) very large, heavy, or clumsy.