Across
- 2. not capable of reproducing
- 4. The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate, or otherwise unpleasant or taboo
- 7. To free from allegation or blame
- 9. obvious and noticeable
- 13. To make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially
- 15. involving two people or two sides who oppose each other : of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures
- 16. disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due.
- 18. Not managed; difficult to control
- 21. Person specialized in taking care of biological females during pregrency
- 22. an abnormal slowness of thought or action.
- 24. intentional wrongdoing specifically deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official
- 26. Something that makes someone who is sad or disappointing feel better
Down
- 1. Containing information, especially about crime, that makes you think something is true but does not completely prove it
- 3. someone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
- 5. A very large number
- 6. : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true
- 8. to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith
- 10. something that provokes, arouses, or stimulates
- 11. Not having enough of:
- 12. the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
- 14. a minor officer of some U.S. courts usually serving as a messenger or usher
- 17. Extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable:
- 19. Not needed; not called for by circumstances
- 20. to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
- 23. to clear from alleged fault or guilt
- 25. so shaded as to be dark and gloomy