Across
- 2. try hard to do or achieve something
- 4. unusual; not typical
- 5. fully in agreement
- 7. notably large in size, amount, or extent
- 10. denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important
- 11. a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
- 13. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
- 15. successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect
- 17. an object that is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon
- 18. the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another
- 19. an act of asking for information
- 20. lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely
- 21. a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office
- 22. a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
Down
- 1. a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.
- 3. the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
- 6. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness
- 8. successful in material terms; flourishing financially
- 9. the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something, or the state of being maintained
- 12. mentioning or alluding to
- 14. actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed
- 16. to a great or significant extent