Across
- 1. become drunk or drink excessively
- 5. coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual
- 6. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words
- 8. to batter severely; strike heavily
- 9. a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
- 11. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
- 13. leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
- 14. having a difficult and contrary disposition
- 15. the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
Down
- 2. not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible:
- 3. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present
- 4. obvious and intentional exaggeration
- 7. in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- 9. terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- 10. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head
- 12. remote in manner
- 13. to know; understand