The Terrible Wave

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. A fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet (5)
  2. 7. Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance (12)
  3. 10. A strange attitude or habit (5)
  4. 11. Humorously sarcastic or mocking (3)
  5. 12. Euphemisms for `fat' (6)
  6. 15. Unethical or dishonest (6)
  7. 16. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (7)

Down

  1. 1. With extreme care or delicacy (8)
  2. 2. Not disposed or willing to believe (11)
  3. 3. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners (6)
  4. 4. Offering little or no hope (5)
  5. 5. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (4)
  6. 8. A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted (6)
  7. 9. To heighten or intensify (8)
  8. 13. A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network (3)
  9. 14. Pulled or drawn tight (4)