Across
- 6. A mistaken belief, especially one based on a faulty or unsound argument.
- 7. A statement of the beliefs or principles that guide a person's actions; a personal code.
- 8. Never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly.
- 9. An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
- 10. Lacking the ability or strength to move or act; knowledge that isn't applied.
- 11. Logical and consistent; forming a unified whole.
- 14. Having or showing an interest in learning things; curious.
- 15. The quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance; the opposite of arrogance.
- 17. Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
- 18. A judgment or decision on an issue; how a fixed mindset might view failure.
- 19. The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Down
- 1. An image developed in black and white or in varying tones of only one color; metaphorically, a life lacking vibrancy.
- 2. An instrument for determining direction; metaphorically, a guiding principle.
- 3. A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election or by a political party or movement.
- 4. Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
- 5. A set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true, often with a negative connotation of rigidity.
- 11. To combine several things into a single, more effective or coherent whole.
- 12. The action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling, or the extraction of the essential meaning of something.
- 13. A heavy object that moors a ship to the sea bottom; metaphorically, a source of stability or confidence.
- 16. An isolated department, system, or mindset that resists sharing information with others.