Across
- 1. to confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance
- 5. to inflict severe pain or suffering on
- 6. the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet
- 7. to be or come into a close group
- 10. feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
- 12. suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain
- 14. a person or thing that is likely to cause harm
- 15. the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped
- 16. to avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement
- 17. to express an objection to what someone has said or done
- 18. arousing intense distaste or disgust
- 20. to prevent them from continuing to a destination
- 22. a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body
Down
- 2. fall suddenly, clumsily
- 3. compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone
- 4. comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
- 6. move or cause to move at a great speed
- 8. disgracefully bad or unpleasant
- 9. a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access
- 11. a person of extremely or exceptionally small stature
- 13. a substance diffused or suspended in the air
- 16. unable to think or react properly; bewildered
- 19. very remarkable; extraordinary
- 21. to happen; take place