Across
- 2. a place where one lives
- 4. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be well founded or true; a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
- 7. exist in large numbers or amounts
- 8. a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
- 10. having a huge appetite; excessively eager
- 12. foretell or prophesy (an event in the future)
- 15. surround or fill with a quality or influence; soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavor or to soften it
- 18. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
- 19. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand
- 20. made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements
Down
- 1. done at random or without careful judgment
- 3. repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester
- 5. a record of events year by year; used in titles of learned journals
- 6. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
- 9. a field or domain of activity or interest
- 11. beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
- 13. filled or well-supplied with something; very full of or sated by food
- 14. having or seeming to have no end
- 16. a tendency toward or trace of some color
- 17. hard menial or dull work