Across
- 4. a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter.
- 5. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
- 7. of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
- 9. oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
- 11. relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
- 13. relaxed and unconcerned.
- 16. make or become dry through intense heat.
- 17. attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- 18. a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
Down
- 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
- 2. causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
- 3. absolutely necessary or important; essential.
- 6. struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud.
- 8. solicit votes from (electors in a constituency).
- 10. (of a vehicle or other physical object) begin to move more quickly.
- 12. small and weak.
- 14. a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.
- 15. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
- 16. continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.
- 19. (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
