Across
- 3. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- 4. check and sort carefully
- 7. by reasonable assumption
- 10. a long rod or pole, especially the body of a weapon
- 11. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- 14. of high worth or cost
- 16. paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
- 18. providing no shelter or sustenance
- 20. living by preying on other animals
- 22. almost; nearly
- 23. with strained or eager attention
Down
- 1. be shiny, as if wet
- 2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
- 5. high level or degree
- 6. send out real or metaphoric rays
- 8. expel from one's property or force to move out
- 9. look at with a fixed or angry gaze
- 12. the piece of land on which something is located
- 13. change into gas or steam
- 15. suffering from delusions of persecution or grandeur
- 17. two items of the same kind
- 19. carve or cut a design or letters into
- 20. move or force in an effort to get something open
- 21. a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
- 22. animal hunted or caught for food