Across
- 2. a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
- 5. the cubical part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice; a dado or plinth
- 6. a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
- 7. come to have or hold (something); receive.
- 8. of great significance or value; likely to have a profound effect on success, survival, or well-being
- 12. a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
- 13. feeling or displaying the need for food.
- 15. an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.
- 16. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
- 17. later
- 19. a great deal; much.
Down
- 1. start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).
- 3. •astonished, thunderstruck, speechless, at a loss for words, dumbstruck, aghast, taken aback, bowled over, flabbergasted, blown away
- 4. astounded, stunned
- 7. well
- 9. expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).
- 10. feeling a need to drink something.
- 11. an attempt or trial at something.
- 12. the men, women, and children of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group.
- 14. do something abruptly or boldly
- 18. in addition; also