Across
- 3. the best
- 7. fortification; wall; barricade
- 11. take illegally or by force
- 12. payment for work done
- 15. sharpness (mental or visual)
- 17. harmful, poisonous, lethal
- 18. to counter; make unimportant
- 19. confidently optimistic and cheerful
- 21. a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
- 24. win or regain the favor of (a god) by doing something pleasing
- 25. friendly; social
Down
- 1. required by law or a rule
- 2. wicked, immoral
- 4. bubbling over, usually with enthusiasm
- 5. cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
- 6. being present everywhere at once
- 8. shining; glowing
- 9. concerned with practical matters, productivity
- 10. serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
- 13. fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- 14. prove right; remove blame
- 16. marsh, bog; awkward, complex situation
- 20. a break; intermission
- 22. based on a whim or random decision
- 23. quite angry