Across
- 1. ___ the outcome of the national election, none of the foreign government is willing to take any definite action.
- 3. Although we may find the customs of other lands ___, they are just part of everyday life those areas.
- 4. It is very easy to say our city government should ___ to balance its budget, but which departments should spend less?
- 7. At the end of the novel, the author gave a 15 page ___ of his next work.
- 9. The police officers assured the storeowner that they would their ___ to find the shoplifter whose image appeared on the security cameras.
- 10. The newspaper reporter refused to reveal the identity of the ___ source she had quoted in her story.
Down
- 2. Nothing can ___ the love of liberty from the hearts of free people.
- 5. I thought it was very clever of you to turn a clean plastic bag into a ___ rain poncho that would keep you dry during the downpour.
- 6. In one of Aesop's fables, a sly fox finds a way to ___ a raven out of a tasty piece of cheese.
- 8. The lead guitar player's style is ___, so it's impossible to imagine how the band could ever replace him.