Across
- 2. a large snake which kills its prey by squeezing it
- 4. important, decisive
- 7. having a strong grip like a vice (an instrument for holding an object while work is being done)
- 8. with legs apart
- 9. at first
Down
- 1. catching
- 3. necessary
- 5. manufactured, unnatural
- 6. natural mineral from which metal is made