Across
- 1. — to destroy completely
- 3. — belief in spiritual truths beyond ordinary understanding
- 4. — thin and delicate in appearance
- 7. — an official decision or command
- 9. — serious danger
- 12. — overly lenient or giving in to desires
- 14. — a short, amusing or interesting story
- 15. — a small leather box containing Hebrew scriptures worn in Jewish prayer
- 17. — extreme emotional excitement or panic
- 18. — to suggest something indirectly
- 19. — the poor, broke stretch after the holidays in January
Down
- 2. — a small room leading to a larger one
- 5. — filled with tension or distress
- 6. — a false belief held despite evidence
- 8. — a segregated or impoverished urban area
- 10. — an official order issued by authority
- 11. — a surprising or enlightening disclosure
- 13. — of awe-inspiring beauty or excellence
- 14. — intense mental or physical suffering
- 16. — an object surviving from the past