Across
- 4. characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression
- 6. a steep slope that separates two relatively level areas
- 8. from a rural area; rustic or uneducated
- 9. extremely bright; blinding the eyes temporarily
- 10. chosen by chance, rather than according to any plan
- 11. to move with high springy steps; to strut
- 13. dark; shadowy or obscure; shut off from the light
- 14. a unit of paper measurement containing 24 similar sheets
- 17. belonging to the literary tradition; accepted as accurate
- 18. having no importance to what is being considered
Down
- 1. easily persuaded to believe something; too trusting
- 2. the interior or central part of something; the middle
- 3. soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot
- 5. a temporary barrier to prevent people passing through
- 7. excessively sweet or sentimental; sugary
- 11. all the gods of a specific religion or mythology collectively
- 12. a surviving species of an otherwise extinct group; remnant
- 15. emitting light as a result of being heated; strong emotion
- 16. publicly declare to be wrong; to speak out against
- 19. a defensive wall built around a castle for protection