JK Rowling's Harvard Commencement Speech

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Across
  1. 3. a quality that evokes pity or sadness (6)
  2. 8. to introduce something into the mind of (9)
  3. 10. possessive determiner (2)
  4. 13. The consistent use of a feature that draws the text together, a unifying force (7,9)
  5. 15. excessive confidence or boldness (8)
  6. 16. the negation of the thesis, an opposite idea (10)
  7. 19. first person, plural personal pronoun (2)
  8. 20. ______ allows individuals to "think themselves into other people's places." (7)
  9. 21. praise enthusiastically (5)
Down
  1. 1. a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person (8)
  2. 2. extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical (8)
  3. 4. an indirect or passing reference (8)
  4. 5. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.(11)
  5. 6. "That is your privilege, and your burden." (11)
  6. 7. a literary device where conjunctions are used in quick succession, even where they could be removed (12)
  7. 9. consisting of three parts (10)
  8. 11. where an idea or a word is repeated (10)
  9. 12. "As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters." (8)
  10. 14. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (8)
  11. 17. Technique for "...and seemed as fragile as a child." (6)
  12. 18. a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour (7)