Across
- 3. To make full use of something (sometimes unfairly)
- 6. To adjust or change for new conditions
- 8. Located near the sea
- 9. A person or thing that corresponds to another
- 12. A hard, precious clear gemstone
- 13. Very surprising or amazing
- 14. To change slightly
- 15. Related to one’s genes or heredity
- 16. Wild, uncultivated land
Down
- 1. The natural home of a plant or animal
- 2. Natural substances mined from the earth
- 4. A strong effect or influence
- 5. Protection and care of natural resources
- 7. A reddish metal often used in wiring
- 9. Making an exact genetic copy of an organism
- 10. To humanely put an animal to death
- 11. Severe, rough, or very strict
- 16. Leftover material; to throw away