The Alchemist

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Across
  1. 3. / An oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube that draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl
  2. 6. / The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
  3. 7. / The highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
  4. 8. / The leader of a people or clan.
  5. 9. / A place with temporary accommodations consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads.
  6. 13. / A form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
  7. 16. / Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future
  8. 17. / A short sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point, used originally in Eastern countries.
  9. 18. / A cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
  10. 20. / a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub.
Down
  1. 1. / A college that prepares students to be priests, ministers, or rabbis.
  2. 2. The action of foretelling or prophesying future events.
  3. 4. / A person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own.
  4. 5. / A person who mends shoes as a job.
  5. 10. / Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
  6. 11. / An adjective relating to the Moors or their culture.
  7. 12. / A soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance.
  8. 14. / A strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean region.
  9. 15. / A city of western Saudi Arabia near the coast of the Red Sea. The birthplace of Muhammad, it is the holiest city of Islam and a pilgrimage site for devout Muslims.
  10. 19. / A sand storm