Across
- 3. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
- 5. a cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake.
- 7. the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
- 9. a British nobleman ranking above a baron and below an earl.
- 10. more than two but not many
Down
- 1. a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information
- 2. a thick, flat, savoury cake with a soft, porous texture, made from a yeast mixture cooked on a griddle and eaten toasted and buttered.
- 4. pasta made in solid strings, between macaroni and vermicelli in thickness.
- 6. make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention
- 8. complain about something in a bad-tempered way