Across
- 4. to attain awareness or understanding of
- 8. to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
- 9. delicate; elusive
- 10. inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably; of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture
- 13. an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object
- 14. excluding others from participation
- 18. something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent)
- 19. performance of executive duties
- 21. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- 22. lasting for a limited time
- 23. something that produces good or helpful results or effects
- 24. a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures
- 25. an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something
- 26. a period of dryness especially when prolonged
- 27. deficient in moisture
Down
- 1. to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness
- 2. something invented by the imagination or feigned
- 3. to carry out; to do
- 5. a confidence and satisfaction in oneself
- 6. the act of relying : the state of being reliant
- 7. evident; easily discovered, seen, or understood
- 11. having reason or understanding
- 12. causing fear
- 14. exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected
- 15. the people with common interests living in a particular area
- 16. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- 17. not given deserved recognition or thanks
- 20. to convey from one person, place, or situation to another
