Across
- 4. Facing up to and dealing with a problem.
- 5. To begin to grow.
- 7. The state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed.
- 10. To search a place.
- 12. The biological "blueprint" passed from parents to offspring.
- 14. No longer in existence.
- 15. To keep a thought or feeling in one's mind for a long time.
- 16. Extremely important or necessary.
Down
- 1. Combined into a single.
- 2. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- 3. Unexpected and inexplicable changes in a situation or in someone's behavior.
- 6. Extreme scarcity of food, resulting in widespread hunger.
- 8. Certain to happen, unavoidable.
- 9. Importance requiring swift action.
- 11. To contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
- 13. To make a hole in something with a tool.