Across
- 2. contemptuous
- 3. partnership
- 5. gliding
- 8. sloped backward
- 9. high spirits, exhilaration
- 12. very irritated
- 15. in a pitiful state
- 16. orange tree orchards
- 17. a priest
- 18. lively, perky
Down
- 1. string puppet
- 4. tree limb
- 5. common way to swear
- 6. nonreaders
- 7. able to make up one's mind quickly
- 8. full of remorse
- 10. structure for hanging criminals
- 11. going at a easy pace
- 13. messy
- 14. caged up