Introduction
Use the clues provided to help you fill this puzzle with the right words. Most of the clues test vocabulary, but some test general knowledge.
To get started, click on any square. That will highlight the whole solution and also show the clue. Click a second time to swap directions. Type your answer into the box provided, and click Add. Use the × button to reset a solution to blank. Use the + button to add in one letter, just in case you need a little help.
1 across Pass along like fast-moving clouds. 4 letters
4 across Sunrise. 4 letters
6 across Very powerful and harmful in effect, like a disease. 8 letters
7 across A spendthrift, one who throws away his money. 8 letters
2 down (Of an act) hidden, done amid secrecy. 6 letters
3 down Mock scornfully. 6 letters
4 down Flood. 6 letters
5 down Extract something with difficulty, as if from a shell; Nathaniel ______, a character in Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. 6 letters
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