Across
- 3. a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
- 6. To avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
- 8. the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- 11. a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
- 12. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- 13. submissive or acquiescent
- 14. characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- 15. a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group
- 16. a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
- 17. the stepping back of the ends of courses successively from bottom to top in an unfinished wall to facilitate resumption of work or bonding with an intersecting wall.
- 18. feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful:
Down
- 1. a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- 2. Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- 4. to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
- 5. filled with or expressing awe
- 6. a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
- 7. a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- 9. the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
- 10. a compound containing the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2 , or dimethyl peroxide, C 3 H 6 O 2 .
- 13. unwilling; disinclined:
