Across
- 3. the pouch which encases a letter
- 6. of a particular person; private
- 9. a stock of words used and understood
- 11. to set or keep apart; divide
- 13. showing mercy
- 15. the upper inside limit of a room; also the height above the ground of the lowest clouds
- 16. the operation of aircraft
- 18. a number of picked flowers tied together in a bunch
- 19. the condition of being moderate; self-restraint
- 20. an overseer or head of a group
- 22. nasty or disgusting in nature
- 24. a curved diacritical mark used to indicate an unstressed syllable or a short vowel
- 25. the body of persons employed by an organization
- 26. the horizontal mark used to indicate a stressed syllable in a foot of verse
- 28. to grasp suddenly and forcibly
- 29. marking a distinction
Down
- 1. comical
- 2. truthfulness
- 4. the way in which a word or sound is spoken
- 5. beyond the boundaries of a single nation
- 7. the biological science of animals
- 8. defiance of authority
- 10. emphasis or stress placed on a syllable or word
- 12. to lose and thereby give up rights
- 14. to articulate a word or sound; to state formally
- 17. a notice designed to attract public notice or patronage
- 21. the top of the face above the eyes
- 23. a book of the words of a language together with their pronunciations, definitions, and etymologies
- 24. the science of life and living organisms
- 27. a physical disability