Across
- 2. unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary
- 3. a particular position that someone has been ordered to move into or to stay in
- 4. a person who lives in a village
- 7. a king or queen
- 8. to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work
- 10. to make a swallowing movement because of fear, surprise, or excitement
- 12. wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you
- 13. the force you produce when you press something
- 15. an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something
- 16. belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family
- 17. something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence
- 18. extremely bad or unpleasant
- 23. intended to harm or upset other people
- 24. a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought and action
- 27. extra
- 30. an unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented, and quickly spreads from person to person
- 31. to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in
- 33. a person who is a member of a particular country
- 34. the spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions
- 35. someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series
- 36. what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat
- 37. something or someone used as protection or providing protection
- 38. (of people or animals) to come together in a group
- 40. helpful, useful, or good
- 41. to aim an attack at a particular object, place, or person
- 43. something evil or unpleasant that happens to someone or something, by or as if by a magical power
Down
- 1. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens
- 5. showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person
- 6. having no fear
- 7. strange, not known, or not understood
- 9. to shake slightly; tremble
- 11. clean and free from harmful substances
- 14. extremely and uncomfortably hot
- 19. the part of a person's face below their mouth
- 20. to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation
- 21. a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to another
- 22. unable to think clearly or to understand something
- 23. the fact of being weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
- 25. someone who lives very close to you; a country that is next to another country
- 26. to stop someone feeling upset, angry, or excited
- 28. to gradually start to sleep
- 29. lasting forever or for a very long time
- 32. far away
- 33. a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant
- 38. to produce a continuous light and sometimes heat
- 39. a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people
- 42. feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart
- 44. (of a voice or sound) hard and loud