Across
- 2. a situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition.
- 4. noisy and full of life and energy
- 6. say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration.
- 8. not clear enough to be read
- 12. unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch
- 14. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- 15. fill; pervade.
- 16. made of interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others
- 17. a heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
- 18. occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly.
- 20. give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to.
- 22. preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.
Down
- 1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch.
- 3. deep love and respect
- 5. unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.
- 7. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else.
- 9. very eagerly, and/or in great quantities, or to a great extent
- 10. stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
- 11. the darker stage of twilight.
- 12. touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
- 13. begin to move more quickly.
- 19. withstand the action or effect of.
- 21. a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest
