Across
- 5. violent actions
- 6. related to court or crime
- 7. a stroke of luck
- 9. unable to be explained
- 10. to attack
- 12. to have an advantage
- 13. to explain a main idea in writing
- 15. to unite for a common purpose
- 16. to follow
- 17. the moral of a story
Down
- 1. gaudy or ugly
- 2. regretful
- 3. hard to deal with
- 4. to be found not guilty
- 8. to reduce intensity
- 11. an author's word choice
- 14. to wind or twist together