Across
- 3. the scene of an event or action
- 4. any carefree episode
- 5. the act of gathering something together
- 7. marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- 9. a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
- 11. a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt
- 12. make clear and (more) comprehensible
- 14. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
- 15. a speech of violent denunciation
- 16. a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- 18. of or relating to the body or flesh
Down
- 1. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- 2. under a moral obligation to someone
- 5. equally skillful with each hand
- 6. agreement on a secret plot
- 8. briefly giving the gist of something
- 10. noisy quarrel
- 13. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- 17. tastelessly showy