Across
- 2. a reason for doing something
- 5. order or decree something officially
- 6. cautious, careful, showing good sense
- 9. a small part remaining behind
- 13. to spread throughout
- 14. not usual, not typical, strange
- 15. happening or existing at the same time
- 17. to turn aside sharply; a sharp or sudden turn
- 19. to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
- 20. inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
Down
- 1. easily read
- 3. to force out from a property, eject
- 4. disobedient, rebellious
- 7. the central point or heart of a matter; a knob
- 8. a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
- 10. to become or make less; (n.) a lessening
- 11. a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
- 12. to turn bottom side up, upset
- 16. to put out, extinguish, end
- 18. to get ahead of, do better than, exceed