Across
- 3. a natural tendency to behave in a certain way
- 5. get around something in a clever way, or to avoid being stopped by a rule or law
- 7. temporary union of people, groups, or countries that join together to achieve a common goal
- 9. something is completely unreasonable, foolish, or absurd
- 10. outward behavior, including how they speak, stand, and express themselve
- 13. involving many complicated rules and procedures that can make something slow and difficult
- 15. something from happening or to make something impossible
- 16. cause something to happen suddenly or abruptly, especially in a negative way
- 18. to support or improve something or make it stronger
- 19. not careful enough, not strict enough, or lacking in rigo
- 21. feeling or emotion that a word suggests in addition to its literal meaning
Down
- 1. do things very carefully and with great attention to detail
- 2. happening at the same time, or in the same location
- 4. remedy or cure for all ills or difficulties
- 5. to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
- 6. basic part of something else, or that it is so firmly "stuck in" something else that it can't be separated
- 7. a standard or principle for judging, evaluating, or selecting something
- 8. utterly odious or wicked; evil
- 11. To restore someone's good opinion or favor; repurchase or regain possession of
- 12. the act or state of sticking together tightly
- 14. one of the parts of which a thing is made up
- 16. exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky
- 17. not allowed by law or custom
- 20. to act in accordance with a request, rule, or wish