Across
- 1. Robert had an absolutely challenging _______ when he had to choose between getting an iPhone 12 or the new iMac.
- 5. The local ___________________ was known for his very accurate diagnostics when it came to eye problems.
- 8. After many weeks of refusing to clean, junk started to ___________ in Rick's room, forcing him to clean for 6 hours straight.
- 10. The ____________ was tasked with the very hard assignment of determining the exact chemical composition of the atmosphere.
- 11. You will observe, of course, that the _________ of this consists in my having done so after the confession.
- 12. Jobs could have been very fortunate; a medical exam for something else incidentally picked up an early pancreatic ________.
- 14. The wispy _______ clouds meandered over the pale blue sky.
- 16. The ______ occurs in the predawn hours, making this the shortest day of the year.
- 19. On average, we use about 100 _______ per mile when running, depending upon run pace and body mass.
- 21. The early ________ did not work as expected. It kept on blowing up whenever the engineers tested it.
- 22. The __________ was built to resist extreme pressure in the depths of the ocean.
- 23. The spilled _________ slowly started to dissolve the wood staining on the expensive mahogany coffee table.
- 25. When John knocked over the jug of _________, the carpet was stained a very ugly shade of red.
Down
- 2. There was a ______ of world leaders at the UN peace conference
- 3. He also should _____ his Cabinet heads and ask them what else they can do to boost participation.
- 4. In an atom, the protons and neutrons hang out in the center, or ______.
- 6. The ________ plant was very well-adapted to surviving even the harshest of winters.
- 7. There was this one man in my old neighborhood that was rumored to use 200 ________ of power every month.
- 9. People who do well do not deserve what they have gotten - they got it because they were born into the right social ______.
- 13. The nuclear power plant's Reactor 3 suffered some issues when _______ stopped and threatened a meltdown.
- 15. Your replacement, who calls himself an _________, has only one talent that pertains to fish: he drinks like one.
- 17. At some point even the seemingly _________ American consumer is going to have had his fill.
- 18. How did warring, factionalized city-states on the edge of the known world ______ the first superpower?
- 20. The ______ people were very hardy. Perhaps their experiences in the harsh mountains really beefed them up.
- 24. Marty had a very traumatic experience with ___________. He had to be shipped off to the ER and was hospitalized for 2 weeks afterward.
