Across
- 1. a fast-growing evergreen valued for its timber, oil, gum, resin.
- 5. The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
- 7. The clothes, linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.
- 9. A mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead.
- 11. Using or of the nature of a euphemism.
- 12. Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated
- 13. A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
- 14. Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
- 16. A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
- 18. A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.
Down
- 2. A tall, rounded vase with a stem and base.
- 3. A greater liking for one alternative over another or others.
- 4. A young bird that has just fledged.
- 6. Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
- 7. The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government.
- 8. A person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession, especially medicine.
- 10. Harmful to someone or something; detrimental.
- 14. In exactly the same words as were used originally.
- 15. A cycle with a single wheel.
- 17. A two dimensional shape comprising three straight sides and three angles.