Across
- 1. A short-term for 'vacuum cleaner'
- 3. Yeast that develops a whitish film on surface
- 4. Leaves of Arabian shrub, often used as a stimulant
- 5. A cover of gilt or silvered metal, used to protect religious icons, or works of art
- 6. relating to, or of the nature of a zone
- 9. A word in Spanish that is a masculine noun for praise
- 11. Suffix that forms a noun denoting a person being described
- 13. Term used to address a man in British
- 14. Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
- 15. A gazelle that inhabits the Tibetan plateau
- 17. Denotes coastal waters in the United Kingdom
- 19. Refers to the process of lightly browning meats, and vegetables in fat, which is then cooked slowly in a closed pan
- 20. New Zealand Mountain Parrot
- 21. Means barren or sterile
- 22. Fourteenth letter of the Greek Alphabet
- 23. Plural form of a word referring to a tool that resembles a small axe, often used for cutting roofing slate
- 26. A legal document that orders a person to do a particular order
Down
- 2. Assumption in regards to the form of an unknown function
- 3. A colorless flammable toxic liquid used in nylon synthesis
- 7. A written abbreviation that indicates that a seller is willing to accept slightly less money for their initial offer
- 8. A person who bowls
- 9. On or to the left
- 10. A salty surface crust found on the soil in parts of India
- 12. Used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, or agreement
- 14. Bundle of paper, hay, or cotton
- 16. Local leader or a Muslim tribal chief
- 18. Abbreviation for a teaching alphabet used to encourage reading
- 20. Refers to the circulating life force that served as a basis for Chinese philosophy and medicine
- 21. Scottish variant of 'ae'
- 24. abundance;plenty
- 25. Used to depict the high-pitched crying noise of certain animals like birds or cats