Across
- 1. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; used of idealized country life
- 4. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently
- 5. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- 6. receive into the mind and retain; take in liquids
- 8. express criticism towards
- 10. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; overtaken by night or darkness
- 11. to speak or write evasively
- 12. Emotional release
- 16. useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- 18. to harass or torment (a man or husband) by persistent nagging
- 20. using or containing too many words; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Down
- 2. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy
- 3. Fear
- 7. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- 9. evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor
- 13. someone who assists in a plot
- 14. work out; understand; a measure of depth of 6 feet
- 15. any animal that feeds on flesh; a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
- 17. become feeble; lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- 19. emotionally hardened; having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear