Across
- 1. face and handle / manage / deal with
- 3. having the ability to adapt or be used in many different ways
- 8. having a rough, raspy, or strained voice or sound; harsh or rough in tone or texture
- 10. fake / incorrect / illogical points
- 12. relationship or connection between 2 or more things (as different from causation)
- 13. feeling dizzy or light-headed; weak, feeble, or lacking strength
- 15. cooking process that involves briefly boiling a food item and then plunging it into cold water to stop the cooking process
- 18. something that can be changed (e.g. risk factors)
- 23. responses to a stimulus
- 24. lessen or empty the amount of something (vitamin supply)
- 25. strengthen / support (reinforce information)
Down
- 2. release / elimination of / push out / removal (...causes excretion of zinc)
- 4. effectiveness (of a drug or treatment)
- 5. damage / make worse or less able to function (impair production/function/immunity)
- 6. get rid of or end completely (specifically a disease)
- 7. make dirty / impure / pollute / poison
- 9. the second one of two things or people that have been mentioned
- 11. rate of occurrence
- 12. from birth (abnormalities)
- 14. germs / form of single-celled microbes
- 16. not clear / undecided
- 17. major (e.g. radical action like a mastectomy)
- 19. the sudden start of a disease
- 20. unsupported / with no evidence of truth
- 21. large / substantial / wholesome / satisfying (hearty breakfast)
- 22. an action to achieve something (specifically health measures)