Across
- 3. the spreading of ideas, information, or rumors with the purpose of helping or injuring
- 5. light, fanciful, a type of unpredictable behavior
- 6. expressing oneself clearly and effectively
- 8. lacking resources needed or desired
- 10. took small bites
- 12. feeling or appearing calm and relaxed
- 13. made involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking
- 14. removed by or as if by cutting
- 17. to drop sharply or abruptly
- 19. done or enjoyed as a special treat; allowing excessive generosity or consideration
- 20. a payment demanded or made in exchange for someone or something in captivity
- 22. very great or intense
- 23. having an abundance of goods or riches
- 24. refused to accept or allow
Down
- 1. lacking originality, freshness, novelty
- 2. unshakable or insistent, especially in maintaining a position or opinion
- 4. to kill by depriving air; overwhelm; to cover thickly
- 7. to make a thorough search or investigation; to engage in a haphazard search
- 9. a deliberation or a meeting between two parties
- 11. generally incompetent; lacking fitness or aptitude
- 13. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
- 15. highly skilled or well-trained
- 16. exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
- 18. lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
- 21. accepted, complied, or submitted something