January Puzzle

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A journey for some purpose (plural) (5)
  2. 4. Not accessible to view (6)
  3. 5. Staying steady without falling over (7)
  4. 7. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (8)
  5. 10. Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task (8)
  6. 11. Occurring on a temporary or irregular basis (10)
  7. 12. The season when the leaves ___ from the trees (plural) (5)
  8. 13. A state of acute pain (9)
  9. 15. A ___ strait connecting two bodies of water (6)

Down

  1. 2. Causing physical or psychological pain (7)
  2. 3. Not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture (6)
  3. 4. Where you live (4)
  4. 6. An unfortunate mishap (plural) (9)
  5. 8. A thick fatty oil (6)
  6. 9. Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (plural) (9)
  7. 14. To cause ___ or bodily harm to (7)