Across
- 3. sharpen (a knife, razor, or the like)
- 4. goods banned by law from being imported or exported
- 8. speed
- 9. death or rotting of a part of a living organism caused by faulty circulation, diseases, or injury
- 11. a plan or project that is risky, bold, or difficult to carry out; undertaking
- 13. to injure or wound physically
- 14. headstrong and hard to discipline; unruly
- 16. a case for holding a sword or other weapon with a blade
- 17. a group of trained citizens who are not soldiers but can serve as members of the military in an emergency
- 18. an attack from a hidden position; ambush
- 20. concealed or done in secret
Down
- 1. going about in search of things to steal or people to attack
- 2. doing military service for pay alone, especially in a foreign army
- 5. to become less in amount or intensity
- 6. (among North American Indians) a decorated stick recording coups attained by the warrior
- 7. endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long
- 10. to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify
- 12. to take by the power of authority
- 15. unwaveringly firm or loyal
- 19. secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness
