Across
- 5. The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way
- 7. Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent
- 8. bring order to
- 9. A written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject
- 10. A baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato sauce
- 11. One's family and relations
- 12. An account of a person's life written by that person
- 13. A thick soup containing vegetables and pasta
- 14. A dummy used to display clothes in a store window
Down
- 1. A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
- 2. A variety of pasta formed in narrow tubes
- 3. One of the most popular gods, the eighth and most important avatar or incarnation of Vishnu
- 4. A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
- 6. A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, esp. one put forward by an authoritative body
- 14. A Muslim place of worship