Across
- 5. a container that is used to put or keep things in
- 8. move as if through a sieve
- 10. action taken in return for an injury or offense
- 13. refine or make more perfect or effective
- 14. exist in large quantities
- 16. delicate and intricate ornamentation
- 19. the act of providing approval and support
- 20. wear off or die down
- 21. a small amount
- 22. inquire in an uninvited or presumptuous manner
- 24. spread by scattering
Down
- 1. wrangle, as over a price or terms of an agreement
- 2. the rhythmic rise and fall of the voice
- 3. a large and hurried swallow
- 4. give life or energy to
- 6. the property of being extremely abundant
- 7. emitting light without appreciable heat
- 8. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material
- 9. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- 11. a rich soil consisting of sand, clay and organic materials
- 12. a loud, harsh, or strident noise
- 15. turn aside; turn away from
- 17. impede the movement of
- 18. become overspread as with a fluid, a color, or light
- 23. be full of or abuzz with