Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- 2 Across
- Intense adverse criticism
- 5 Across
- Weapon with a long sharp blade (plural)
- 8 Across
- Any hostile group of people
- 12 Across
- Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (plural)
- 13 Across
- Decoration that is hung on a wall or over a window
- 14 Across
- An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
- 15 Across
- The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- 16 Across
- A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- 1 Down
- A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
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- Large fortified home of a king or queen
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- A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
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- A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
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- A creature of Teutonic mythology (plural)
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- Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry (plural)
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- Animal you can ride that gallops
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