Across
- 2. making a low, continuous dull noise
- 5. wood used for buildings and furniture; the long, large pieces of wood used to build e.g a ship
- 6. abundant, green, healthy; very attractive or appealing
- 8. create a feeling of nauseousness from too much of something that one liked at first
- 9. in the direction of the south, towards the south
- 12. hits with force, hits deliberately
- 14. edge of roof that project beyond the side of a building
- 15. archaic young unmarried woman, virgin, modern female servant
- 16. try to find
Down
- 1. throw something with force, to ‘have a fling’ = archaic to engage in a wild dash, modern to have a short sexual relationship
- 3. group of trees close together
- 4. a brook or stream, a narrow channel (of water) formed e.g. by soil erosion
- 7. move quickly or suddenly in a direction, also noun plants (or new parts of plant) that are beginning to grow
- 9. tall, pointed structure usually on a church or cathedral
- 10. hold hands together and twist them, the action to remove water from wet cloth
- 11. quick wash (often repeated) with clean water, to wash out a taste from your mouth
- 12. take off, cast off, drop off e.g. a snake’s skin, an animal’s hair, leaves from trees in autumn
- 13. poetic usage with beams of sunlight shining through the trees, making lines of light and shadow