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