Across
- 2. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
- 3. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
- 6. an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
- 7. (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered
- 8. a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery
- 10. a natural ability to do something
- 11. the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
- 13. savagely violent
- 15. be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering
- 16. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
- 17. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
- 19. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious
- 21. attractively tall and dignified
- 22. (of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well
- 23. (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
- 24. miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity
Down
- 1. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible
- 4. (of a product, idea, etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original
- 5. visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style
- 9. opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
- 10. having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
- 12. a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
- 14. a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis
- 18. deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite
- 20. a drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect