Across
- 3. the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues
- 7. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance; the most perfect embodiment of something; (in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being air, fire, earth, and water
- 9. sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of speech or condition
- 13. to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, different roads/ways etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
- 14. to sail or fly around; to go or maneuver around
- 15. distinct in kind; equally different
- 18. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music; discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition
- 19. to be flooded with a wave of water, to overwhelm
- 20. a person who has studied many tongues/languages
- 21. suitable for drinking
- 24. a person who is able to speak several tongues/languages
- 25. female reproductive gland containing eggs
Down
- 1. corresponding in amount; having the same measure
- 2. capable of movement
- 4. the appearance of something remarkable or extraordinary
- 5. flying dinosaur with wings
- 6. inability to speak or understand words
- 8. the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign
- 10. the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun
- 11. to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship
- 12. persons of scholarly or literary attainments; those who have studied letters
- 16. friendly/agreeable in the company/society of others
- 17. too angry to think
- 22. an invisible emanation (nimbus of golden light) produced by and surrounding a person or object; a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing
- 23. an appearance or manifestation; a sudden, intuitive perception