The Great Gatsby Crossword

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another
the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service
make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat
"The only building in sight was a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of the waste land, a sort of compact Main Street ministering to it and __________ to absolutely nothing" (Ch 2).
no longer existing or functioning
slow to act
"We passed a barrier of dark trees, and then the ______ of Fifty-ninth Street, a block of delicate pale light, beamed down into the Park" (Ch 4).
an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation
the state or condition of being malevolent (hostile)
"He was a Son of God-a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that-and he must be about His Father's Business, the service of a vast, vulgar and ____________ beauty" (Ch 6).
"Evidently some wild wag of an _______ set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens and then sank down himself into eternal blindness or forgot them and moved away" (Ch 2).
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
to spread throughout
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
"She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage, and given this unwillingness I suppose she had begun dealing in ___________ when she was very young in order to keep that cool insolent smile turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard jaunty body" (Ch 3).
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists