Across
- 2. to drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way.
- 4. a noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people.
- 6. to close in on; crowd around.
- 8. not converted to a particular belief or viewpoint.
- 10. flattering or ingratiating acts or remarks, meant to persuade.
- 16. having a wild, wasted, worn look, as from sleeplessness, grief, or illness.
- 17. a building or place where corpses or bones are deposited.
- 18. a person whose wealth is the source of control or great influence.
- 19. improper action or behavior.
- 24. green, bitter, toxic liqueur made with wormwood oil and anise: now illegal in most countries.
- 25. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market, or control that makes possible the fixing of prices and the virtual elimination of free competition.
- 27. a curse.
- 28. having the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; spoiled.
- 29. swindlers who try to gain the confidence of victims in order to defraud.
Down
- 1. the principle or system of governing or controlling a country or group of employees in a manner suggesting a father's relationship with his children.
- 3. a disease causing the wasting away of the body, especially, formerly, tuberculosis of the lungs.
- 5. writ or order from a court prohibiting a person or group from carrying out a given action.
- 7. fed to excess.
- 9. a plunderer.
- 10. wet spongy ground, characterized by decaying mosses that form peat; a small marsh or swamp.
- 11. a list of people who have been censured and who are being discriminated against or refused employment.
- 12. a house of prostitution.
- 13. a carriage or coach for hire.
- 14. a toxic, cancer-causing, colorless, volatile liquid that has a sweet taste.
- 15. having a bad smell, as of decay.
- 20. a prostitute
- 21. having an air of indifference or lack of concern about something
- 22. extreme indulgence of one's appetites, especially for sensual pleasure.
- 23. a person who stirs up others to revolt or strife.
- 26. various insects, bugs, or small animals regarded as pests because they are destructive or disease-carrying, such as flies, lice, rats, or weasels.