Across
- 2. noun; hired car, short for taxicab
- 4. noun; monster or an animal, organism or gene that has mutated (changed in nature)
- 6. noun; the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
- 7. verb; focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity
- 9. noun; a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems
- 12. verb; bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth)
- 14. noun; a person exercising absolute power, supreme ruler
- 16. verb; preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent
- 17. noun; an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
- 19. noun; close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
- 20. verb; care for and encourage the growth or development of
Down
- 1. adj.; recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
- 3. verb; discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination
- 5. verb; deal effectively with something difficult
- 8. noun; the state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings
- 10. noun; the protective care or guardianship of someone or something
- 11. adj.; having a passionate, quick-tempered nature
- 13. verb; notice or perceive something
- 15. adj.; authorized, legal, on-the-record, relating to an authority or public body, formal
- 18. verb; cease to support or look after (someone); desert