Across
- 3. to criticize harshly
- 4. laugh, chuckle
- 6. to pass from person to person
- 7. extremely interested
- 9. a natural ability to do something
- 12. something that is against the rules
- 13. the process of gaining or learning something
- 14. an action that breaks the rules
- 16. obvious, noticeable
- 18. doing something without confidence
- 20. very detailed, having many parts
- 21. being honest and fair
- 23. strange or funny because it is the opposite of what is expected
Down
- 1. the size or importance of something
- 2. a delay that keeps something bad from happening
- 3. strong belief or opinion
- 5. to do something against someone's legal rights
- 8. taking effect from a date in the past
- 10. very carefully, exactly
- 11. very demanding with attention to detail
- 15. to avoid something by going around it
- 17. behaving in an unreasonable way, like a child
- 19. to improve
- 22. essential, absolutely necessary
