Across
- 2. the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander.
- 3. savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.
- 4. a very large mammal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
- 6. a body of men, typically armed, summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law.
- 7. the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
- 10. angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
- 11. a popular dance of West Indian origin.
- 12. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.
- 14. a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals.
- 17. a rebuke, especially an official one.
- 18. lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.
- 19. a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.
Down
- 1. of or for cooking.
- 5. cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.
- 8. the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
- 9. of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
- 10. not often; rarely.
- 13. a strong desire to travel.
- 15. a supply or quantity of bullets and shells.
- 16. a small ornament or item of jewelry that is of little value.