Across
- 3. a woman who cohabits with a man but is not married to him; mistress
- 4. a funny saying or action; joke
- 6. of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied
- 7. to attack from all sides; besiege
- 10. of, or relating to, workers or working-class people
- 11. the process of growth or increase
- 12. river with nine bends
- 14. of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing
- 16. a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct
Down
- 1. skill used in a sly or tricky way
- 2. extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters
- 4. having to do with judges, courts, or their activities
- 5. having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
- 8. changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path
- 9. events causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disasters
- 13. the great Way
- 15. those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields