1: Opposite of disapprove

3: Synonym of 'in view'

6: Take possession by force, as after an invasion; 'The militia will ______ the castle.'

8: Young women.

10: Recite or repeat a fixed text.

12: Rhymes with 'beat'

14: Opposite of please

16: Push, propel, or press with force; 'He's ______ nails into the wall.'

17: Supply means of subsistence; 'He can ______ for his large family by working two jobs.'

19: Plural form of 'reader.'

21: A standard measurement used when baking.

22: Synonym of 'hit'

23: The miller's daughter spun this into gold.

25: Relatively long-bodied reptiles with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail.

26: Refuse to acknowledge.

27: Opposite of civic

1: Synonym of 'defendant'

2: A young dog.

3: Past tense of 'visit.'

4: Opposite of insignificant

5: Synonym of 'ban'

7: 'Jane has one more ______ left to compete in at the track meet.'

9: Move in an arced motion.

11: A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds.

13: Plural of knives

15: Present tense of shot

17: One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere.

18: To arouse strong feeling in; circus performers know how to get the audience ______.

19: Opposite of attract

20: Synonym of 'please'

22: Present tense of burst

24: Rhymes with 'tan'