Across
- 5. feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured
- 8. of, resembling, or relating to twilight
- 10. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
- 12. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively
- 13. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.
- 17. a tree surgeon
- 19. scold or rebuke
- 21. being on fire
- 22. suggesting the presence of danger; threatening
- 23. evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way
- 24. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
- 25. having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so
Down
- 1. famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
- 2. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
- 3. leave (a place that one previously occupied)
- 4. to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in
- 6. savagely fierce, cruel, or violent
- 7. a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something
- 9. the action or process of adapting or being adapted
- 11. (of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one's parents or ancestors
- 14. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value
- 15. (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
- 16. a long journey involving travel by sea or in space
- 18. hopeful and confident about the future
- 20. strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)