Across
- 3. to retreat; to draw back
- 5. an omen or sign
- 8. to move backward
- 10. to prevent; to get around
- 11. a warning
- 12. anything of mixed origin
- 14. wise; having keen perception
- 15. pertaining to beauty
- 16. a condition of great peace or happiness
Down
- 1. briefness; a short duration
- 2. diplomacy; tact; artful management
- 4. tastelessly gaudy
- 6. to pollute; to corrupt
- 7. to encroach; to trespass
- 9. healthful; wholesome
- 13. contemptible; hateful