Across
- 3. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- 4. an opening through something; gap; aperture
- 5. unable to help oneself; weak or dependent
- 8. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing
- 9. not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself
- 12. the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
- 13. a system of writing or printing, devised by L. Braille for use by the blind, in which combinations of tangible dots or points are used to represent letters, characters, etc., that are read by touch
- 14. the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision
- 15. a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message
Down
- 1. having great wealth; rich; affluent
- 2. of, relating to, or consisting of herbs
- 6. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition
- 7. a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick
- 8. an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and smoothing the tablet
- 10. a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings
- 11. to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief
- 13. unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless