Across
- 3. (v) To hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object
- 4. (adj) Self-centered; seeing everything in terms of oneself
- 7. (adj) Beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful; extra
- 12. (v) To delay or slow; get in the way of
- 17. (adj) Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness
- 19. (n) A personal peculiarity; quirk
- 20. (v) To expel or exclude from a group; shun
- 22. (adj) Equal in effect or value; the same as
- 23. (adj) Including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage
- 24. (v) To state again or repeatedly
- 25. (adj) Not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection
- 28. (adj) Living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place; native
- 30. (n) The authority to administer justice; power; range or extent of authority
- 32. (n) A source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option
- 33. (v) To speak or write in favor of; support
- 36. (v) To set free from slavery, captivity, or oppression
- 38. (v) To clear of an accusation or charge; prove innocent
- 39. (adj) Holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
Down
- 1. (adj) Vague; unclear
- 2. (adj) Producing many works, results, or offspring; fertile
- 5. (adj) Dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain
- 6. (n) A possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against; possibility
- 8. (adj) Contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable; absurd; ridiculous
- 9. (adj) About to happen
- 10. (v) To assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition
- 11. (adj) Plentifully supplied; well-filled
- 13. (adj) Noisy and disorderly; boisterous
- 14. (adj) Brief and clear; effectively concise
- 15. (v) To restore to a previous position or condition; bring back into being or use
- 16. (adj) Marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise
- 18. (adj) Done in secret; kept hidden
- 21. (v) To fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of
- 25. (adj) Out of place; having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent
- 26. (adj) Curious; eager to learn
- 27. (n) Independence; self-government
- 29. (n) A group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence
- 31. (n) An ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection
- 34. (n) Something that acts as a disadvantage; a drawback
- 35. (n) A belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
- 37. (n) A strong dislike or distaste; hatred