Across
- 4. A fierce fight or competition where people hit each other hard, or a tough, drawn-out contest.
- 5. Feeling or appearing troubled, nervous, or excited.
- 8. A careful plan or method for achieving a goal, especially in games or war.
- 9. Short trips taken to deliver or get something, often for someone else.
- 11. To try to repair or improve something by making small changes or adjustments.
- 12. Cut off from the main body or whole; detached.
- 15. Delaying or blocking the movement or progress of something.
- 16. A sudden event that causes great damage or loss of life, like a terrible accident or flood.
- 17. A close-fitting cover for a blade, like a sword or knife. (In this context: a covering that disguises something.)
Down
- 1. Having lost one's sense of direction or feeling confused.
- 2. Dispersing or scattering and gradually vanishing; disappearing.
- 3. Used cleverness or skill to gain an advantage over an opponent.
- 6. (In mythology) The fluid that flows in the veins of the gods instead of blood.
- 7. Completely puzzled or confused by something.
- 10. Left behind; deserted.
- 13. Two words that mean: completely or very heavily wet; drenched.
- 14. A state where a person is only partially conscious or focused, often looking hypnotized or deep in thought.