Across 1 The unlimited expanse in which everything is located (5) 4 The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you (9) 9 A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings (7) 10 Accept as true; take to be true (7) 11 Water falling in drops from vapour condensed in the atmosphere (plural) (5) 13 A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport (5) 15 A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement (3) 16 A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal (3) 17 Powder of ground roasted cocoa beans with most of the fat removed (5) 19 Arrange or order by classes or categories (plural) (5) 21 Cause to go somewhere (plural) (5) 23 A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus (5) 24 Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (3) 25 Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation (3) 26 A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure (plural) (5) 28 Expressing a demand or assertion (5) 29 A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (7) 31 A native or inhabitant of Italy (7) 33 The side or slope of a hill (9) 34 Course consisting of a large

landscaped area for playing golf (5) Down 1 Force, take, or pull apart (plural) (9) 2 Surprising greatly (7) 3 Take in food (3) 4 Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (5) 5 Cause friction (3) 6 Rotary motion of an object around its own axis (plural) (5) 7 A cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet (7) 8 A dish served as the last course of a meal (5) 12 Plunder (a town) after capture (plural) (5) 14 Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (5) 18 A slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body) (5) 19 A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (plural) (5) 20 Forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage (plural) (9) 22 Existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation (7) 24 The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand (7) 25 A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation (5) 26 A column of light (as from a beacon) (plural) (5) 27 A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (5) 30 Of long duration; not new (3) 32 Quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class (3)