Across
- 2. to lessen, limit, or end regulations placed on actions or businesses
- 4. a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake
- 6. the top number in a fraction
- 7. a person or thing that starts an event or causes the event to happen
- 9. spending more than income
- 12. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
- 14. the contract between an insurance company and the insured individual
- 15. the bottom number in a fraction
Down
- 1. a complaint registered with a tournament official when rules are not upheld at a forensics tournament
- 3. male reproductive system of a flower
- 5. to think about (something) with thoroughness and care
- 8. a scientist who studies earthquakes and related phenomena
- 10. a connection with God (or Greek or Roman gods)
- 11. the amount of money paid for an insurance policy
- 13. a subdivision of a company of troops consisting of two or more squads or sections