Across
- 3. to hinder; to block the way of
- 6. a line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind.
- 8. reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity.
- 11. to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition
- 13. any two places on opposite sides of the earth.
- 14. the study and treatment of foot ailments
Down
- 1. to stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside
- 2. a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken
- 4. help or hurry the progress of something.
- 5. the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion.
- 7. an incline or slope; the rate of incline
- 9. appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal.
- 10. a systematic progression through a series of stages
- 12. an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais