Across
- 3. (V) To formally forbid something by law, rule, or other authority (P)
- 7. (V) To officially take private property away from someone, usually as a penalty, punishment, or security measure (C)
- 9. (V) To suppose that something is true based on probability or evidence, before it is proven (P)
- 10. (Adj) Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted (R)
- 12. (V) To make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified (V)
- 14. (N) A key fact, point, or idea to be remembered from a meeting or presentation (T)
- 15. (N) Guns, such as pistols, rifles, or shotguns, that can be carried and used by an individual (F)
- 16. (N) Shared interests, beliefs, or problems between two or more people (CG)
- 17. (N) A hard, valuable, round object produced within the shell of a living oyster (often heavily taxed) (P)
Down
- 1. (N) Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain (F)
- 2. (N) Substance with distinct properties that are produced by or used in a scientific process (often regulated for safety or environmental reasons) (C)
- 4. (N) The most effective and efficient ways to do things in a specific industry (BP)
- 5. (Adj) Causing or feeling embarrassment, discomfort, or inconvenience; lacking social grace (A)
- 6. (N) The act of obeying rules, laws, or official customs regulations (C)
- 8. (V) To examine, inspect, or investigate something very closely, carefully, and thoroughly (S)
- 11. (N) Special permission not to do something, pay something (like a tax), or follow a rule that others must (E)
- 13. (Adj) Legally or officially acceptable; binding, current, or usable (V)
- 17. (V) To present or constitute (a problem, danger, risk, or difficulty). To stand for a photo (P)