Across
- 4. Behind or toward the rear of a ship or aircraft
- 6. Unfortunately
- 9. Mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas
- 10. A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another
- 15. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior
- 16. (Formal) Wise, or attempting to appear wise. (Chiefly in science fiction) Intelligent
- 20. Comprising or relating to all sorts or varieties
- 21. Dark; gloomy; obscure
- 22. (Mathematics) The digit or group of digits that repeats infinitely in a repeating decimal
Down
- 1. To build a nest
- 2. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano
- 3. Flowing around; surrounding
- 5. Full of or containing light breezes
- 7. A picture of a cloud or clouds
- 8. (Noun) Retaining or preserving moisture
- 11. Move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound
- 12. Having a keen intellect or powerful memory
- 13. A ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light
- 14. A restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
- 17. Wooded; covered by trees or bushes
- 18. A Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme
- 19. Excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner