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cross assemblered adj. Too drunk to prepare instructions for the machine in front of you, but perfectly able to target another one. Devente became cross assemblered and wrote commands for the toaster while addressing the television. cross axled adj. Sufficiently drunk to operate the kitchen roller by opposite levers, though neither hand knows its purpose. Benjamon was cross axled, turning the rolling pin from both ends without making pastry. cross batted adj. Having drunk enough to swing horizontally at cushions, tea towels, and the approaching glass of water. Kielyn got cross batted and swept a cushion from the sofa with a horizontal arm. cross bearered adj. Having drunk more than the evening required, carrying a cushion solemnly from the sofa to the kitchen. Kasir became cross bearered and processed towards the sink with a cushion across his shoulder. cross belt sortered adj. A drinker so far gone that each brief exchange is sent sideways to a different person, independently and without warning. Deyaan was cross belt sortered, directing each question to a different guest while Henrettia restored the conversation. cross biked adj. Drunk enough to pedal home on a recreational bicycle, despite having no business choosing the route. Ayven arrived cross biked, having taken the towpath for what he called a short cut. cross bored adj. Drunk past the point of keeping separate the bar tab, the plumbing, and any sensible conversation. Cleavland got cross bored and tried to settle the lavatory dispute with the landlord. cross bottonied adj. Drunk beyond arranging every gesture in threes, with rounded flourishes at the fingertips. Eve-lyne became cross bottonied and gave the barman three solemn waves. cross braced adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you relying on diagonal supports and calling the bar structurally sound. Kadin stood cross braced between the snug table and the fruit machine. cross capped adj. Drunk enough to turn one conversation through itself, leaving the people listening on opposite sides of the same point. Gretchyn became cross capped and returned to Essence's opening remark from the other side of the evening. cross channelled adj. Drunk, with the result that your conversation finds a narrow passage between two larger arguments. cross checked adj. Still drunk, and verifying each recollection against a different, equally unreliable account. Arth remained cross checked, asking three customers whether he had already paid. cross chequed adj. Sufficiently drunk to draw two solemn lines across every payment and leave the matter to a banker. Tracilyn was cross chequed and insisted that her round could proceed only through proper banking channels. cross compilered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces perfectly confident remarks for a conversation taking place elsewhere. Mariaann got cross compilered and answered the darts team with instructions meant for the choir. cross countried adj. Drunk since last orders, and running over every sort of terrain the pub can provide. Laycen went cross countried across the carpet, pavement, and flowerbed behind the pub. cross country skiinged adj. Loosened by drink into making slow progress over furniture, carpets and other available terrain. Yahire became cross country skiinged and travelled uphill over the sofa cushions.