Across
- 3. lacking in quantity or quality
- 5. risky; dangerous
- 6. (of a person) clever, original, and inventive
- 9. encroach or intrude on
- 10. a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect
- 12. dirty and disheveled
- 13. the action of returning a military attack; counterattack
- 14. permitted; allowed
- 16. completely certain about something
- 17. endless (often used hyperbolically)
- 18. pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted
Down
- 1. a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles
- 2. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- 4. seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth
- 7. destroy utterly; wipe out
- 8. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction
- 9. a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act
- 11. become progressively worse
- 15. exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
