Across
- 1. look with amazement
- 5. an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
- 8. chamber
- 10. the longest unit of geological time
- 11. speak haltingly
- 12. impede the movement of
- 14. a plank used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
- 15. when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
- 16. split, divided
Down
- 2. draw back, as with fear or pain
- 3. an incorrect or unsuitable name
- 4. contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
- 6. a sharp hooked claw
- 7. someone with an irrational urge to steal
- 9. a small violent gust of wind
- 13. burn slowly and without a flame
- 14. a chronic drinker
- 15. laugh at with contempt and derision