Across
- 2. highly destructive or damaging.
- 4. a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
- 5. the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
- 6. indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.
- 8. a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- 10. involving large numbers or a large area; extensive.
- 13. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- 14. observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- 16. the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Down
- 1. a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.
- 3. a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
- 7. an important topic or problem for debate or discussion.
- 9. the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something, or the state of being maintained.
- 11. (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.
- 12. decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.
- 15. interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.