Across
- 2. a sudden, surprise attack
- 4. to forcibly remove goods or valuables from (a place), usu. under conditions of war or general disorder
- 6. vain to no purpose; without substantial or lasting effect
- 8. to go up on or along; climb or rise on
- 10. scratch from the very beginning
- 11. the period of one king or queen's rule
- 14. a letter or symbol used in an alphabet or in mathematics
- 16. the male ruler of an empire
- 18. the seat used by a ruler or other important person for ceremonies or other special events
- 19. heart by memory
- 20. never stopping; constant
Down
- 1. one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government
- 3. a border between two countries, or the area nearby on either side
- 5. to change the nature, character, use, or condition of
- 7. a person who holds an office in a business organization or a government
- 9. a class of people of noble rank
- 12. a broad, somewhat arid grass plain, esp. the great plains in southeast Russia and southwest Asia
- 13. a person honored as very wise or experienced
- 15. to make useless; reverse
- 17. a member of the class of farm workers and small farmers in Europe and Asia