lukes crossword :P

2. to a certain extent
3. Yell, cry, yelp
4. Absolute, extreme, utter
7. bump into, run into, run over, go into, plow into
9. Charm, appeal, atmosphere
12. the imaginary great circle around Earth that is the same distance from the North and South Poles and divides Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.
14. an order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form.
16. apart from, not including, aside from
17. Unsuccessfull, unfortunate, luckless

1. Rotation, sequence, progression
2. Size, capacity, measure
4. make difficulties, set hurdles, make difficult, make problems
5. describes a volume or capacity that is equal to that of a particular cube
6. dropping off
8. Class, excellence, value,
10. water-filled transparent container, often box-shaped, in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept
11. wait for, look forward to, look ahead, hope for, be expecting
13. shoot up
15. Silent, soft, soundless