Across
- 3. a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
- 8. a lessening
- 9. easily read
- 12. a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
- 13. a sharp or sudden turn
- 14. inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
- 16. a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns
- 18. the central point or heart of a matter; a knob
- 19. to turn bottom side up, upset
- 20. a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
- 22. to turn aside sharply
Down
- 1. not usual, not typical, strange
- 2. to force out from a property, eject
- 4. happening or existing at the same time
- 5. to put out, extinguish, end
- 6. a small part remaining behind
- 7. to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
- 10. disobedient, rebellious
- 11. to spread throughout
- 14. to become or make less
- 15. cautious, careful, showing good sense
- 17. to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine
- 21. to get ahead of, do better than, exceed