Across
- 3. a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity
- 6. a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention
- 7. in the manner of sudden, violent, and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation
- 10. old and torn; in poor condition
- 11. covered with a tough metal layer as a defense against attack
- 13. a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle
- 14. a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal
- 15. (of a large number of objects)to fall or be hurled forcefully
- 16. a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
- 17. besieged or harassed
- 19. to tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion
- 20. speak rapidly and unintelligible, typically through fear or shock
- 22. the open end of the barrel of a firearm
Down
- 1. a solution of iodine in alcohol, used as a mild antiseptic
- 2. a violent shock as from a heavy blow
- 4. the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light
- 5. a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extremely religious or political cause
- 8. breathing with short, quick breaths
- 9. a sudden loud noise of or like an explosion or gunfire
- 12. deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
- 13. the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night
- 18. an action intended to deceive someone, a trick
- 21. (of a gun) move abruptly backward as a reaction on firing a bullet, shell, or missle
