Storm Boy vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. spread out and apart
  2. 3. caught, torn or hooked on a sharp or rough object
  3. 4. a strong, sharp flavour or odour
  4. 9. to stretch tightly, with no slack or looseness
  5. 10. twisting and squirming movements
  6. 12. to think deeply, sadly, or worriedly about something for a long period of time
  7. 14. acting in a gloomy, bad tempered or moody way
  8. 15. Slow and inefficient movement or a process that is slow, complicated or annoying to deal with.
  9. 16. to throw something hard and fast
  10. 17. talking or acting in a very serious, firm, and strict way
Down
  1. 1. pecking, nibbling, or eating quickly and nosily
  2. 2. heavy, slow or clumsy, not light or quick
  3. 5. feeling the stress of being rushed, overworked or harasssed
  4. 6. wild, out-of-control excitement or energy
  5. 7. a pattern of spirals
  6. 8. a large protruding (stuck out) belly
  7. 10. shrivelled or wrinkled with age
  8. 11. soaking or drenching with water
  9. 13. in a weak or tire way, with little strength