Across
- 1. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
- 2. filled with horror or shock.
- 5. increase the power and efficiency of an engine or other machine.
- 7. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
- 9. drink alcohol, especially in large quantities.
- 11. the process of sweating.
- 12. a gun.
- 13. a privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction.
Down
- 1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
- 3. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 4. a rough young man, especially one who greases his hair back and is a member of a motorcycle gang.
- 6. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
- 8. a transitory ecological society of a developmental community : a seral community comparable to a society.
- 10. like, appreciate, or understand.
- 14. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
