Across
- 3. "No beggars implored him to bestow a ___"
- 5. well-meaning and kind
- 7. to deeply regret something
- 10. a ghost or other human-like spirit
- 14. something that is see-through or fully explained
- 17. "upon his own ____"
- 19. "The water plug being left in ___"
- 20. "...this was the first ___ he had of his approach."
- 22. something improper or inappropriate
- 23. a pleasant or friendly personality
- 24. a funeral song
- 26. "deadest piece of ____ in the trade."
- 27. bitter sarcasm
- 28. something unholy
Down
- 1. "As Scrooge looked fixedly at this ___"
- 2. "But I have made the trial in ___ to Christmas"
- 4. to be uncertain
- 6. a sincere request
- 8. disliking people in general and having an anti-social bad attitude
- 9. a room just under the roof of a house that's usually very small
- 11. "What reason have you to be ___? You're rich enough."
- 12. spirits or illusions
- 13. "lighted a great fire in a ___"
- 15. the person entitled to the remainder of an estate
- 16. a determined outlook
- 18. "for the ___ voice disturbed the very marrow in his bones."
- 21. "in a more ___ temper than was usual with him
- 25. "by any means __ then"