Across
- 6. the setting for the action of a play, novel, etc.
- 7. to think deeply about something unhappy; to fret or worry
- 8. tall, long limbed, and awkward
- 9. a group of lines forming the verse of a poem or song
- 12. poorly made and likely to collapse
- 13. intensely irritated and frustrated
- 14. the reason for an action; motive
- 15. dishonest or fraudulent conduct
- 16. a dense group of bushes or trees
Down
- 1. a gun fired from the shoulder, with a long barrel and muzzle loading
- 2. causing great horror or fear; frightful
- 3. senseless talk or writing; nonsense
- 4. elderly and infirm; feeble
- 5. extremely unpleasant; repulsive
- 10. to tie with a rope or chain in order to restrict movement
- 11. a person who reads or relates a story
- 13. the change that occurs when something happens