Across
- 4. a hint or clue
- 5. Because of the accident, the traffic was ______ down a side street.
- 9. impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade
- 11. Your attitude is making me very ______. How dare you think you're better than me.
- 13. Our neighbors are very loud when they fight. Their arguments start soft and then build to an incredible _____.
- 15. a place of safety and shelter
- 16. I'd describe her as _____. She never brags, and she doesn't even realize how smart she is.
- 18. hard to detect, delicate, difficult to describe
- 21. When the lights went out, it was so dark, I had to ____ for the door.
- 22. His _____ expression told us his announcement was serious.
Down
- 1. Imagine my _____ when the document I'd spent hours typing disappeared from the screen.
- 2. like a mule; really stubborn
- 3. If I had _____ my receipt, I'd be able to return the defective radio. But I didn't keep it.
- 4. By her _____ tone of voice, I could tell she wasn't feeling like my best friend that day.
- 6. a small and unimportant matter
- 7. showing talent or ability early or well before expected
- 8. His _____ expression told us he was not having a great day.
- 10. We really liked our previous _______. She made learning fun.
- 12. If I had any ____ at all, I would have kept my mouth shut when asked about the reason she was absent.
- 14. Without a wind, she couldn't get her kite to go ____.
- 17. The wind was so _____ that day, it turned my umbrella inside out.
- 19. We would have been here sooner, but that _____ of people outside blocked the entrance.
- 20. Next to your artwork, mine looks _____, like a blind, two-year old did it.
