Across
- 4. to strengthen or build up
- 6. to conquer by force; to put under complete control
- 9. to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch
- 10. profitable; bringing in money
- 11. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinary
- 12. to tease; to torment by teasing
- 15. average, ordinary, undistinguished
- 17. foreign or unfamiliar
- 18. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
- 19. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
- 20. to make up; to repay for services
Down
- 1. to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place
- 2. loose in one's morals or behavior
- 3. brief and to the point
- 5. food for horse or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
- 7. to make fun of in a rude way
- 8. difficult or impossible to read
- 13. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
- 14. having a pleasing appearance
- 16. the process of driving or forcing out