Across
- 4. the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).
- 6. having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.
- 9. airways blocked, heavy breathing
- 11. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- 15. chests
- 16. (of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
- 18. grasp mentally; understand.
Down
- 1. the action of matriculating at a college or university.
- 2. (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
- 3. an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
- 5. the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
- 7. a person who travels widely.
- 8. demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
- 10. an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
- 12. (of a door or other opening) slightly open.
- 13. the visual appearance of a city or urban area; a city landscape.
- 14. living or occurring at the same time.
- 15. burst out or cause to burst out laughing.
- 17. preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative.