Across
- 1. the direction that something is taking
- 4. to be strong enough, or not be changed by something
- 8. to collect something, especially in large amounts
- 9. to make a long, deep hole with a tool or by digging
- 10. the main stem of a plant
- 12. to contain something and allowing it to develop
- 13. the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed
- 15. a confused mixture of different things
- 16. combine a number of things into a single more effective whole
Down
- 2. to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it
- 3. changes that are difficult to predict or control
- 5. highly destructive or damaging
- 6. unavoidable, certain to happen
- 7. protect something from harm or destruction
- 11. the gradual destruction or diminution of something
- 14. to search a place thoroughly in order to find something