Across
- 3. to confront boldly
- 5. a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace
- 7. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
- 12. the official residence of a prefect
- 13. doubtful
- 14. hanging or in disorder; unkempt
- 16. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp
- 17. seeming to have a supernatural basis; beyond the normal
- 18. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Down
- 1. an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions; usually in a small town
- 2. the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness
- 4. to put before a person for acceptance; offer
- 6. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own
- 8. requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
- 9. pattern from which all things of the same kind are copied
- 10. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic
- 11. characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.
- 15. implied, rather than expressly stated; unquestioning