"Haunted Mansion": HTML5 Crossword

Across

3. Phantom cats, their forms barely discernible, would __ h __ __ __ each other through the corridors, defying the bounds of the afterlife playfully. (5)
5. The air was still and heavy despite the open window and abruptly, the sounds of the __ i __ __ __ __ __ ceased from the garden. (6)
7. Few could truly __ a __ __ __ __ the depth of history, love and tragedy that the mansion holds within its suffocating walls. (6)
8. The beaten travellers __ q __ __ __ in the centre of the parlour, cooking preserved chicken. When the room plunged into sudden darkness, they all stood, swords drawn, trying to detect movement. (5)
9. Adventurers would seek out the ghostly maid, even though the locals begged them to __ l __ __ __ courses. (5)
11. The ghost __ a __ __ __ __ __ __ through the toilet like Moaning Myrtle. (8)
13. Even Sir Henry Steeliest __ o __ __ __ __ __ behind the dilapidated sofa when faced with the mansion's bloodied and chain-brandishing spectre. (7)
16. The willow trees surrounding the mansion would shiver as if they too were __ n __ __ __ __ __ __ __ by the spirits within. (9)
18. He began to __ r __ __ __ his hands in agony, in despair, rusty manacles hanging from the wrists. (5)
19. More than one person in Darren’s thrill-seeking group had tried to __ o __ __ __ __ __ with the dead, hanged woman, only to be vexed by mischievous poltergeists. (7)
20. His eyes burned like lava pools, __ l __ __ __ __ __ at her for stepping into his domain, for summoning her courage, for daring to brush aside his terrifying reputation. (7)

Down

1. His body had been discovered but his wrathful spirit still haunts the estate and __ p __ __ __ __ the children’s dreams. (6)
2. The shadow transformed into the shape of a young girl, who __ e __ __ __ __ her head to one side, opened her mouth and hung out her tongue as if resembling someone who had been hanged. (6)
4. Occasionally, a spectral hand would __ t __ __ __ __ __ intruders by tapping them on the shoulder, only to vanish when turned to. (7)
6. This house is haunted by the ghost of a maid who was hanged when she was __ c __ __ __ __ __ of stealing from the landlord, a merchant. (7)
10. On occasion, ethereal fires – and Harry could have sworn faces too - would __ a __ __ __ __ __ __ in the hearth, with no apparent source or cause. (8)
12. The former owners had __ b __ __ __ __ __ __ __ the dilapidated house and no one would enter for fear of encountering a murderous spirit. (9)
14. The spectre swept through them like a mist, __ x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Joe Mama's candle as he passed, leaving them all in smothering darkness. (13)
15. In the dimly lit parlour of the haunted mansion, Kylie woke to an eerie chant that seemed to __ e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ long-forgotten spirits, raising the hair on the back of her neck. She clamped her eyes shut quickly. (9)
17. The very air within the mansion seemed to __ h __ __ __ the soul and snuff it of any confidence or joy. (5)