The Pearl Crossword

A short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible
Extremly strong desire for money and possessions
A climbing plant that had thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries
Someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them more cheerful
Large, flat, square pieces of stone which are used for covering a path or area of ground
very poor
A situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about
Relating to lymph or its secretion Pale, flabby, or sluggish
Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
Creature which looks like a large insect
Something protects you against something
The wide part of a river where it joins the sea
A piece of cloth with a soft, often hot, substance such as clay or a pearls
Suitable for seeing or magnifying distant objects
Several kinds are eaten as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
A small raised area of ground, like a very small hill.
Showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way.
Denoting a rig with a triangular sail bent to a yard hoisted to the head of a low mast, used esp in the Medditerranean
Something which you see when it is extremely hot