Across
- 3. To receive from someone/somewhere else
- 4. A synonym for wisdom or foresight
- 8. Author of gothic mysteries
- 10. The old man's resting place in the story
- 11. To give clues to confirm
- 12. Sound that drove the narrator to confess
- 13. To take stock; "how many/how much do I have?"
- 15. Harsh or irritating in manner
- 16. to seriously attempt to achieve a goal
- 17. Little to no attention to detail
Down
- 1. Extremely careful in manner
- 2. State of being without water or moisture
- 5. Considered awful or horrible
- 6. A synonym for crazy
- 7. "______!" He shrieked, "Dissemble no more!"
- 9. Take on qualities, especially with humans
- 14. To amaze, thrill, or shock