Across
- 1. a serious effort toward a goal
- 4. to stop something, often a practice, service, or product
- 6. a long loose raincoat
- 8. with hesitation or unwillingness
- 9. a system or device designed to perform a task
- 12. with a feeling of longing or yearning, sadness
- 13. Rising to the surface, often describes emotions or tears
- 17. producing a deep and clear sound or vibration
- 18. having secure or steady footing
- 20. not able to be read, usually due to poor handwriting or print quality
- 21. scattered or spread untidily over an area
- 22. a book or record of financial transactions
- 24. lifted or raised, often using mechanical means
Down
- 2. showing resistance or disobedience, often to authority
- 3. small streams of water, often found in nature
- 5. caught up in a complex situation
- 7. a difficult or challenging situation, often with no clear or easy solution
- 10. nonsense or foolishness
- 11. having a strong, sharp and often unpleasant smell or taste
- 12. carved or shaped by cutting away small pieces
- 14. feeling tired or fatigued, often as a result of physical or mental exertion
- 15. walked at a slow, leisurely pace
- 16. mixed or agitated, often liquids or emotions
- 19. loud, boisterous, and disorderly, often about noise or behavior
- 23. in an orderly way, following a careful approach