Vocabulary Building Blocks: (5 Down) peril (NOUN) 1. A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. Synonyms: danger, risk. 2. A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, risk. 3. A state of danger involving risk or exposure to injury. Synonym: riskiness.
peril (VERB) 1. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. Synonyms: endanger, expose. 2. Pose a threat to; present a danger to. Synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten. The word peril is derived from Old French, from Latin: periculum trial, danger.

Did You Know? (34 Across) Most languages use a set of symbols, or letters called an alphabet to construct words. However, the Japanese and Chinese languages do not use an alphabet. The English language uses the Roman alphabet, as do other languages of the Germanic family, as well as some language of the Slavic family.