Across
- 2. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
- 3. write or create
- 4. make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect
- 5. (of something bad) happen to someone
- 6. following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence
- 7. endure an ordeal or difficulty
- 8. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
- 9. anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
- 10. regard as probable; expect or predict
- 12. stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices of
- 15. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
- 17. be in conflict with
- 19. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments; expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
- 20. a direct or natural consequence or result
- 21. a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole
- 23. state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
- 24. mysterious or secret
Down
- 1. concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
- 4. having or showing a feeling of superiority
- 5. begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
- 6. logical and consistent
- 9. cause someone to become hostile
- 11. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
- 13. an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
- 14. regard something as being caused by someone or something
- 16. examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
- 18. have a mutual relationship or connection
- 20. decrease in size, number, or range
- 22. evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of