Across
- 3. Republic, a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (abbreviated D.R.)
- 7. sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane
- 13. a load, typically a heavy one.
- 14. a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order or congregation.
- 16. the quality of being religious or reverent
- 17. (Sp.) neighborhood
- 18. look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.
- 19. a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world
- 20. able to be foreseen or predicted
- 21. having or involving very modern technology or design
- 22. a Caribbean style of dance music typically in duple and triple time, chiefly associated with Dominica and Haiti.
- 23. a shake or sway of the body
- 24. a short stiff hair, typically one of those on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a plant
- 25. a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
Down
- 1. a series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize
- 2. neighborhood in Northern Manhattan (New York City)
- 4. flip flops
- 5. shelter or protection from danger
- 6. excessively proud of oneself; vain.
- 7. a small grocery store
- 8. done or existing alone.
- 9. a long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
- 10. overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly
- 11. (Sp. Slang) drug dealers
- 12. is a borough of New York City
- 15. having a major impact or effect
- 23. in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism. a religious sacrament