Across
- 2. (phrasal verb) to read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work
- 6. a story about a crime and the attempt to discover who committed it
- 8. to look through the pages of a book, magazine etc without a particular purpose, just looking at the most interesting parts
- 11. (adj) just acceptable but not good; not good enough
- 13. if a situation or story ______, it develops or becomes clear to other people
- 14. to not read, mention, or deal with something that would normally come or happen next
- 16. (adj) a book that is very interesting and exciting
- 20. (idiom, 4 words) from beginning to end of a book or magazine
- 21. (phrasal verb) to try to find some information in a book
- 22. the main bad character in a film, play, or story
- 23. a short description of a book, written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it
- 26. (phrasal verb) read sth very quickly
- 29. (2 words) a nice book to read in bed
- 31. (adj) a book, play etc that has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning
- 33. publicly praised by a lot of people
- 34. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it
- 35. (adj) a book that is easy to understand and is not concerned with serious ideas (used to show disapproval)
- 36. (phrasal verb) to examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail
- 37. (2 words) text in a formal agreement that is printed smaller than the rest of the text, sometimes in the hope that it will not be noticed
Down
- 1. (adj) not showing serious or careful thought (also superficial)
- 3. (phrasal verb) to write something, especially a name or number, on a piece of paper or on a list (also write down)
- 4. (adj) a book that is very serious and may be difficult to understand
- 5. (2 words) a temporary or lasting failure to put words on paper
- 7. (2 words) a book that is difficult to stop once you've started reading it
- 9. (phrasal verb) to turn the pages of a book or newspaper quickly, especially because you are looking for something
- 10. a set of stories, poems, songs etc by different people collected together in one book
- 12. (phrasal verb) to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing
- 15. (noun, informal) a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly
- 17. (formal) to read something, especially in a careful way
- 18. (idiom, 2 words) a subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- 19. (adj) a book that seems very real and natural (also realistic)
- 24. the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end
- 25. (adj) boring; continues for a long time and is not interesting
- 27. (2 words) difficult to read
- 28. (adj) not complex (slightly negative)
- 30. (noun) a book that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.
- 32. number of people who read an author