Across
- 3. the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
- 4. having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
- 5. A dictionary of language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
- 8. the range, extent, or scope of something; the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
- 9. A miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
- 11. a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers, an opera hat
- 14. very small, tiny
- 15. given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious
- 16. to inform of, to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
- 17. protection; patronage; sponsorship
- 18. an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text)
Down
- 1. to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
- 2. a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she shows allegiance; a subordinate or dependent
- 4. a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
- 6. to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
- 7. fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent
- 8. to cause or concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
- 10. a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling
- 12. originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent
- 13. the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable