Across
- 1. - abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- 3. - behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
- 4. - having no match or equal / unrivalled.
- 9. - increasing more and more rapidly.
- 10. - a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in a breakdown in relations.
- 13. – a non-literal use of words / metaphorically
- 14. - kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
- 17. - a general agreement.
- 18. - friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
- 19. - (especially of an event taking place in public) distasteful / unpleasant.
Down
- 2. - a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands.
- 3. - in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention / secretively.
- 5. - a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.
- 6. - (of a person) giving their name to something / (of a thing) named after a particular person.
- 7. - sparkling or shining brightly / brilliantly and excitingly clever or skilful.
- 8. - of or concerned with investigating something.
- 11. - an excessive localised swelling of the wall of an artery.
- 12. – Repeating something in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- 14. - occurring in cycles / recurrent.
- 15. - soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence / quickly fading or disappearing.
- 16. - the condition of being anonymous.
- 18. - a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.
