Across
- 2. , an ornamental attachment or decoration; small article whose common name is unknown
- 4. , to seize and take away by violence
- 11. , any mixed languages among peoples of diverse speech; (Italian, 2 words)
- 12. , real or pretended pause (doubt or uncertainty) especially for rhetorical effect
- 13. , opinion contrary to church dogma
- 15. , a chief clerk of any of various courts of law
- 16. , prostitute
- 17. , divination from birds; omen, portent
- 18. , violently destructive effects (usually plural)
- 21. , the letter z
- 22. , overcoat with velvet collar; sofa often convertible into a bed usually with upright armrests
- 24. , the study of the nature, grounds, limits and validity of knowledge
- 25. , to criticize sharply : reprimand
- 27. , to catch sight of
- 28. , of or relating to a prostitute; tawdrily and falsely attractive
- 30. , one who is unimaginative or who emphasizes minutiae in the presentation of knowledge
- 31. , broker, dealer; a person who attempts to stir up something that is usually discreditable
Down
- 1. , high officer of Muslim countries (Ottoman Empire)
- 3. , opposition to the spread of knowledge : withholding knowledge from the general public
- 5. , speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style
- 6. , social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values; personal alienation
- 7. , political and social system of France before the Revolution of 1789; (French, 2 words)
- 8. , an outfit of clothing (originally of a toddler); (2 words)
- 9. , a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased (elegy)
- 10. , characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind
- 14. , the governor of a province in ancient Persia; ruler; henchman
- 15. , preparatory study or instruction
- 19. , a sudden issuing of defensive troops against the enemy; attack by a single plane (noun)
- 20. , doodad (gizmo)
- 23. , a blow made by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger curled up against the thumb
- 26. , to be in turmoil (moving up and down in the waves)
- 29. , an infusion (as of dried herbs) used as a beverage or for medicinal effects