Across
- 2. a firm hold or grip
- 5. happening quickly or promptly
- 7. a collection of things
- 9. the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
- 10. deprived of the power of sensation
- 13. compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break
- 14. one of the soft, fringed plumes that cover the bodies of birds
- 15. assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something
- 16. a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god
- 17. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
Down
- 1. wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
- 3. firm and stable in shape
- 4. extending or moving from one place to another without stopping
- 5. a tool used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material
- 6. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time
- 8. move unsteadily from side to side
- 9. a painful swelling on the surface of your skin
- 11. the strength and vitality required for sustained activity
- 12. unwilling to give or spend
- 13. causing or meant to cause laughter