Across
- 2. a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets
- 5. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses
- 7. Entangled or involved: Intricate patterns
- 8. Any of various dark, tenacious, and viscous substances for caulking and paving, consisting of the residue of the distillation of coal tar or wood tar.
- 9. The flat roof of a house.
Down
- 1. A part left over after use, processing, etc
- 3. Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- 4. Necessary to life: Vital fluids
- 6. A large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.