Across
- 3. an inherent mental or physical power or an aptitude or talent for doing something
- 6. lacking harmony or unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing
- 7. gentle and kindly
- 9. obtrusively bright and showy; lurid
- 13. the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact
- 16. humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
- 17. a person who physically attacks another
- 18. not exactly known, established, or defined
- 22. a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features
- 23. incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
- 26. a heavy fall of rain or a great quantity of something arriving at the same time
- 27. (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing
- 29. (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
- 30. looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering
Down
- 1. falling or dropping straight down at high speed
- 2. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex
- 4. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
- 5. cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption
- 8. the quality of being illogical, inconsistent, or unclear or inability to speak intelligibly
- 10. a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
- 11. a person who brings about or initiates something
- 12. stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound
- 14. having great power, influence, or effect
- 15. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
- 19. tied (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement
- 20. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
- 21. deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion
- 24. (wallow in) (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)
- 25. the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
- 28. open resistance; bold disobedience