Across
- 5. unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses(5 letters)
- 8. in a state of peaceful happiness (7 letters)
- 9. relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities (7 letters)
- 10. having been thought about carefully (10 letters)
- 11. accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort (8 letters)
- 12. mention or allude to (6 letters)
- 14. political events where supporters go to listen to their leaders (7 letters)
- 15. a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not(6 letters)
- 16. lightheartedly silly (5 letters)
Down
- 1. look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light(9 letters)
- 2. (of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose (8 letters)
- 3. totally bewilder or perplex (6 letters)
- 4. a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface (8 letters)
- 6. in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair (11 letters)
- 7. and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order (11 letters)
- 13. attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.