Across
- 1. the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action.
- 4. (of a person or their speech) rude or vulgar.
- 5. the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
- 6. a liveried manservant or footman.
- 7. without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive.
- 11. a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
- 15. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
- 17. to stare stupidly; gape.
- 18. an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.
- 19. promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
- 20. a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
Down
- 2. the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.
- 3. to burn slowly without flame but with smoke.
- 8. showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
- 9. a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- 10. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence.
- 12. a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
- 13. open or unqualified contempt.
- 14. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
- 16. dark, gloomy, and cheerless.