Across
- 3. Dog-related or pointed tooth
- 6. Setting up on a firm footing
- 9. Gives off warmth or energy
- 10. Recoils when startled
- 12. Happily, without a care
- 15. What one leaves behind after departure
- 17. Obstacle set up to block passage
- 18. Bird noted for grace and glide
- 21. Touching softly, showing affection
- 24. Moving around repeatedly
- 25. Chooser making a pick
- 26. First course, or first move
- 27. Give substance to body matter
- 29. Runners built for speed, not distance
- 31. Gradually eaten away
- 33. Letter sounding with, not alone
- 35. Twisted out of true shape
- 36. Push fully below the surface
Down
- 1. Skilled manual arts
- 2. Lacking formal sanction
- 4. Turned dark, possibly by fire
- 5. Composed self-respect
- 7. Lenses that improve sight
- 8. Earth-related in scope
- 9. Steps climbed toward the top
- 11. Achieving a ranked position
- 12. Bringing forth into existence
- 13. Filtering process or film showing
- 14. Garment worn without sleeves
- 16. Artwork created with brush and pigment
- 17. One trading in printed stories
- 19. Malice motivating action
- 20. Strength shown at high level
- 22. Sacred writing held in reverence
- 23. Solo speeches, long and uninterrupted
- 28. Left completely unharmed
- 30. Shifting position to somewhere new
- 32. Starter that begins proceedings
- 34. Biggest by far