Across
- 5. as a reflex, without conscious thought; automatically.
- 6. a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.
- 8. make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises.
- 10. a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
- 12. the action of pausing or hesitating before saying or doing something
Down
- 1. (of a floor, roof, or other structure) built with pieces of wood.
- 2. past tense: pursed; past participle: pursed
- 3. twist and turn with quick writhing movements
- 4. consciously and intentionally; on purpose
- 7. influence or power, especially in politics or business
- 9. anxiety, stress, or aggravation.
- 11. heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.