Across
- 5. the lawful, permanent union of a man and woman into a family
- 8. a purchase or sale regarded as a good deal; to barter for a better price
- 9. a square of cloth used as part of a person's attire or like a facial tissue
- 12. hopeless; characterized by extreme need, danger, or despair
- 14. a system which orders and lists the days of the year according to its months
- 15. a person with whom one occasionally interacts
- 18. an eating establishment
- 20. that which is lovely, fair, or handsome
- 21. most certainly
- 22. to vanquish or defeat
- 23. despair or depression due to isolation, whether actual or perceived
- 24. that which produces without being wasteful
Down
- 1. official sanction or permission; freedom
- 2. a large group of musicians playing together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments
- 3. the ruling body of a community, state, or country
- 4. an institution which buys and sells merchandise
- 6. the first letter in each of a person's names
- 7. petroleum-based liquid fuel
- 10. a large and sufficient quantity
- 11. a person or thing from outside a particular group or region
- 13. pertaining to certain affairs of government
- 15. a person lacking experience in a craft
- 16. a vertical arrangement of items; a pillar
- 17. enjoyable
- 19. a regular sequence of beats