Across
- 5. obviously; apparently
- 7. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock
- 9. An animal in its second year
- 11. to deliver blows as if with a flail
- 14. effort or desire to equal or exceed others
- 15. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance
- 16. Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground
Down
- 1. the act or fact of despairing; despair
- 2. Architecture. a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof
- 3. a remaining part
- 4. a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- 6. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
- 8. to cause to vanish; alleviate
- 10. firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion
- 12. in an utter manner; completely; absolutely
- 13. to stand or rise stiffly; like bristles
