Across
- 3. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
- 5. A stratagem for catching or tricking an unwary person.
- 8. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced
- 10. An airplane or hydroplane. Synonym-level.
- 12. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials
- 16. To remain alive or in existence
- 18. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.
- 20. Active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill
- 23. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing
- 25. Separate or detached.
- 27. To come into contact with forcefully; strike
- 28. One of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and extending from the spine to ortoward the sternum.
- 30. To expel a current of air, as from the mouth or from a bellows
- 33. A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole
- 36. Far from others or difficult to get to; remote
- 37. To break without complete separation of parts
- 38. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree
- 40. The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.
Down
- 1. To go below the surface of water or another liquid
- 2. The forward part or surface, as of a building.
- 4. A generally hard, strong, durable, malleable alloy of iron and carbon
- 6. Having or capable of exerting power.
- 7. Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
- 9. The deliberate destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in a timeof war.
- 11. Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather
- 13. Kept within certain limits; limited
- 14. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure
- 15. The greatest distance under given weather conditions to which it is possible to see without instrumental assistance.
- 17. All that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed.
- 19. Of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
- 21. The two organs of respiration, filling most of the chest cavity inside the rib cage and above the diaphragm
- 22. To ask or order to return
- 24. A reverse or opposing action.
- 26. Consisting of or making up a large mass
- 29. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement
- 31. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or livingconditions.
- 32. Armed fighting; combat
- 34. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
- 35. Sports & Games A group on the same side, as in a game.
- 39. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans.