Across
- 1. a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century.
- 3. a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
- 5. a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- 7. chiefly in historical or literary contexts) a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized.
- 11. an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979.
- 12. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
- 14. make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable.
Down
- 1. a person or organization that provides funds for a project or activity carried out by another, in particular.
- 2. make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable.
- 4. an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.
- 6. a factory for fish
- 8. a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community.
- 9. rule by an emperor.
- 10. protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty.
- 13. the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
