Across
- 4. about to happen
- 7. to prevent success
- 8. to give support
- 10. to be unlucky
- 11. to inspect closely
- 13. unpleasantly cold or wet
- 16. the country that someone treats as their home
- 17. overflow
Down
- 1. to give in
- 2. to persuade
- 3. to stand in the way
- 4. to be relentless
- 5. to be relevant
- 6. ahead of their time
- 7. to be practical
- 9. to be sharp
- 11. to be positive in a bad situation
- 12. to calm
- 14. to absorb attention
- 15. occurring at irregular times in only a few places