Across
- 3. a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
- 5. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
- 6. make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true.
- 7. (especially in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper
- 8. a person or thing that makes an action or process easy or easier.
- 10. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
- 12. to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
- 13. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
- 14. light emitted by living things through chemical reactions in their bodies
- 17. a condition of the skin in which it becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it
- 18. to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink
Down
- 1. a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times
- 2. taking place or located in the open air : outdoor, outdoors
- 4. a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad
- 5. a great flood of water; inundation; flood. a drenching rain; downpour
- 7. a form of strength training that uses the resistance of your body and gravity to help strengthen your muscles and improve your coordination, endurance and mobility
- 9. the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation
- 11. extremely or unusually small.
- 15. a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
- 16. an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person.