Wordly Wise 5

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Across
  1. 1. A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
  2. 4. At right angles to the horizontal; upright.
  3. 5. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
  4. 8. Recklessly bold or rash.
  5. 9. A person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future.
  6. 12. To overcome and take control of a place or people; to successfully deal with a problem.
  7. 13. Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
  8. 14. Serving as a temporary substitute; a temporary solution.
  9. 15. A call to take part in a contest or competition; a difficult task.
Down
  1. 2. To tempt (a person or animal) to do something, especially by offering a reward.
  2. 3. A large mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
  3. 6. A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
  4. 7. Existing or occurring before in time or order.
  5. 10. The highest point of a hill or mountain.
  6. 11. A narrow opening or fissure, especially in rock or ice