Across
- 2. a scene from an earlier time that interrupts the ongoing action of a story
- 3. the penalty of death for the commission of a crime
- 4. based on a theory rather than on experience
- 8. deep gulfs, gorges, or chasms
- 9. arranged in an agreement
- 11. what Russian writers led
- 13. merciful; showing the best qualities of humans
- 15. abnormal thinness, usually caused by starvation
- 17. out-of-date
- 18. continually; without interruption
- 20. delicate; heavenly
Down
- 1. in a random manner
- 5. future generations
- 6. the order of the events in time
- 7. a feeling of ecstasy; great joy
- 10. a declaration in which something is given up
- 12. unpredictable
- 14. contrary to what is considered to be correct behavior
- 16. from Greek mythology, sea nymphs whose sweet singing lured sailors to their deaths on rocky coasts
- 19. scholarly