Across
- 3. – An evil spirit or demon supposed to haunt or lie on sleeping people.
- 6. - A formal or archaic word meaning "perhaps," "perchance," or "by chance."
- 9. – To criticize or scold strongly.
- 11. – A established law or rule.
- 13. - A famous 2nd-century mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy
- 14. – Complete self-government, rule, or authority over another.
- 17. – To plead, beg, or ask earnestly.
- 18. – Superior skill, ability, or heroism.
- 19. - An unsuitable or unhappy marriage, especially one between people of different social classes or backgrounds
Down
- 1. – Scornful or openly disrespectful.
- 2. - Severe trials, afflictions, or deep sufferings that cause great distress or misery
- 4. - A cruel, withered, or ugly old woman, often appearing as a character archetype in folklore and fairy tales
- 5. – Pertaining to the material, physical world rather than the eternal or spiritual.
- 7. – Suffering, trouble, or great distress.
- 8. - An archaic or historical term for a head-covering or kerchief worn by women
- 10. – To grant or acknowledge, often unwillingly.
- 12. - Administrative divisions or self-governing townships, typically used to describe specific districts within a larger city (like New York City) or independent towns in the UK and some US states.
- 15. - An old-fashioned or dialect term for small villages, hamlets, or rural settlements
- 16. – To leave in a will or give as an inheritance.