Across
- 2. shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgments.
- 4. a person or thing that heats, in particular a device for warming the air or water.
- 6. a rough young man, especially one who greases his hair back and is a member of a motorcycle gang.
- 9. move suddenly and quickly in a specified way.
- 11. the action of fighting; violence or conflict.
- 12. the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
- 14. a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.
- 16. pick up and move to a different position.
- 18. strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.
Down
- 1. drink in a large draft; swig.
- 2. hit or try to hit with a swinging blow.
- 3. having an ample distance from side to side; wide.
- 4. a neighborhood
- 5. make a continuous deep, resonant sound.
- 7. an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group.
- 8. affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior.
- 10. take without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
- 13. a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
- 15. strike with the fist.
- 17. make or become blurred or indistinct.
