Across
- 1. To grow rapidly, increase in size or success.
- 5. To show reverence and devotion to a deity, or to admire something deeply.
- 6. To wish harm upon someone or use offensive language in anger.
- 7. To kill animals for food or to kill people in large numbers, often cruelly or violently.
- 9. To abstain from eating or drinking for a period, often for religious reasons.
Down
- 1. To surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; to overwhelm someone with requests or demands.
- 2. To make a great effort to deal with a difficult situation or to fight against something.
- 3. To employ someone for a job or service.
- 4. To ask for divine favor or protection for someone or something; to make something holy.
- 6. To fall down suddenly, often due to weakness or destruction.
- 8. To dismiss employees from a job, usually due to economic reasons.
