Across
- 2. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed
- 8. damage to someone's body in an accident or attack
- 9. something that you do to prevent bad things happening in the future
- 11. a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to escape
- 12. a failure to work or operate correctly
- 13. something that is dangerous
- 14. firm or hard
- 15. not firmly held or fastened in place
- 16. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container
Down
- 1. being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing
- 3. without someone's official permission to do something or be in a particular place
- 4. the work that is done to keep something in good condition
- 5. an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result
- 6. (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen
- 7. coming out of a machine when a button is pressed, or to make something do this
- 10. an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force