CROSSWORD 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Across
  1. 2. the act of prosecuting someone
  2. 4. to cancel [BE CAREFUL: PHRASAL VERB, two words without space]
  3. 10. the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them [BE CAREFUL: two words without space]
  4. 12. very confused and unable to think clearly
  5. 16. the act of protecting someone or something against attack or criticism
  6. 19. a piece of clothing that is worn on the hand and wrist for warmth or protection, with separate parts for each finger
  7. 20. punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system [BE CAREFUL: two words without space]
  8. 21. to order someone come to a particular place, or to officially tell someone to be present
  9. 23. to end an activity or custom officially
  10. 24. a person or people who may be guilty of a crime and who are being judged in a court of law
  11. 26. to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise
Down
  1. 1. glasses
  2. 3. to have as a plan or purpose
  3. 5. people who are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
  4. 6. to die [BE CAREFUL: PHRASAL VERB, two words without space]
  5. 7. a wide smile
  6. 8. the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
  7. 9. when your eyes are red or pink on the white parts
  8. 11. the intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury
  9. 13. the legal punishment of death for a crime [BE CAREFUL: two words without space]
  10. 14. the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you. The pronunciation of this word is [ˈsiː.lɪŋ]
  11. 15. to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone
  12. 17. dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances
  13. 18. unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning
  14. 22. to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something (especially in a court)
  15. 25. the place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial