Across
- 3. related to or working by means of election
- 7. touch or push (something) gently or gradually
- 8. an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
- 9. a portable musical instrument with metal reeds blown by bellows, played by means of keys and buttons
- 11. moving about aimlessly or asymmetrically, especially over a wide area
- 14. relating to or denoting the period before written records
- 15. speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords, especially for the sake of privacy
- 18. pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty
- 19. certain to meet (a particular fate)
- 20. annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant
Down
- 1. to warn in advance
- 2. demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal
- 3. filled with delight; charmed
- 4. the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution
- 5. not officially authorized or confirmed
- 6. speaking or spoken in an indistinct or quiet way
- 10. in a manner intended to defend or protect
- 12. the part of a public building where an audience sits
- 13. a general rule intended regulate behavior or thought
- 16. a small angled mirror fixed inside the windshield of a motor vehicle, enabling the driver to see the vehicle or road behind
- 17. (of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic