Across
- 3. to cause to run off the rails.
- 5. a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals.
- 6. a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat.
- 7. a period of dryness that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth.
- 9. search and rescue.
- 12. the smallest country in Latin America.
- 13. made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
- 14. a fluid naturally secreted by a pine tree to seal over wounds.
Down
- 1. a vent in the crust of the earth from which molten or hot rock and steam issue.
- 2. a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing.
- 4. a force formed on a military pattern especially as a potential auxiliary military force; usually applied to forces formed by a government.
- 5. inflammation and photophobia caused by exposure of the eyes to ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
- 8. region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture.
- 10. a drink recommended by survival experts for valuable vitamins, minerals and uplifting flavor.
- 11. a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water.