Across
- 3. off center
- 8. president during the Civil War
- 9. to begin or start
- 12. word that describes an action
- 13. "eat > eating"
- 15. moral corruption
- 17. fear or dread of the future
- 18. a blessing
- 19. keeping at full force without decreasing
- 20. lawfully
- 21. deeply serious
- 23. searched for; tried to gain
Down
- 1. word used to describe something
- 2. a mass of wing-driven clouds
- 4. public condemnation of something as wrong or evil
- 5. suddenly put out
- 6. person, place, or thing
- 7. firm or determined
- 10. the wise handling of a situation
- 11. "eat > to eat"
- 12. evidence or proof that someone's claim is correct
- 14. the main part of a ship's structure
- 16. footsteps
- 21. spread here and there; scattered
- 22. softened or muffled