Across
- 4. a large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.
- 5. gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition.
- 9. an insulting and critical attack.
- 10. supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
- 13. a person who serves in an army.
- 15. unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- 16. the action or movement of a runner.
- 17. (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Down
- 1. deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.
- 2. a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes.
- 3. the action of rubbing something.
- 4. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- 6. capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
- 7. not making or accompanied by any sound.
- 8. receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
- 11. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
- 12. an angry or bad-tempered expression.
- 14. material which is in the process of being knitted.
