chris' crossword 3

4. The ___________ child was irritating everyone at the party.
5. After winning the lottery I was in a _________ state and I felt like I was on cloud nine.
8. My ___________ of my dead friend had brought me great sadness.
10. To avoid going to work; I had to ___________ make up excuses.
12. The _________ manner in which the meeting was held gave little to the imagination about the legality of this trade.
13. The aggressive man __________ a lot of liquor while at the bar.
15. The ________ which was passed recently had caused much uproar in the capital.
17. The only vocabulary word I could not understand for my upcoming biology quiz was ___________.
19. As the words left his mouth all had become clear and all ___________ left the room.
21. The complex _________ was very interesting and sparked much debate about its moral meaning.
22. My unmatched __________ rivals that of a great sage.
23. A broad sense of _________ overcame me as I realized I left my bag at home while I drove to school.
24. I was quite ____________ after finding out that I had failed my chemistry test after I had prepared for it weeks in advance.

1. My parents' ________ dissection of my work had left me distraught after they had found so many flaws.
2. My Spanish teacher would drill this _________ into every student's head to make sure they understood.
3. On account of my illness I have been ________ all day and have not accomplished much.
6. The fit of anger can only be characterized as _________.
7. In this day and age many people have become ________ and will sue for no reason at all.
9. The _________ of the book was played by my favorite actress when its screen adaptation was released.
11. The _________ feeling that had befallen me had halted all my plans for the weekend.
14. To hide my ulterior motive, I had to ________ to everyone I talked to as to not give up any of my sinister plot.
16. The ___________ code confused the researchers and left them wondering about its meaning.
18. My daily __________ presented itself today in the form of a parking ticket.
20. My _______ efforts did not go unnoticed as I was awarded some titles for my unparalleled work ethic.
21. The _________ payments knawed away at the savings of the destitute man who had lost everything after his divorce.