July 2024

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Across
  1. 3. A moral fable, especially one with animals as characters
  2. 4. Sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling
  3. 7. To the point; relevant; pertinent
  4. 8. To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
  5. 9. A songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale
  6. 10. Referring to something by one of its attributes or by a related word
  7. 11. Therefore
  8. 13. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
  9. 16. Shy; lacking self-confidence
Down
  1. 1. Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
  2. 2. Bumblebee
  3. 5. To put aside; put an end to
  4. 6. A sentence or expression in which the second part provides an unexpected resolution or contrast to the first part
  5. 7. Talk confidentially or conspiratorially
  6. 9. To back or warm in sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire
  7. 12. (Verb) Give a reward to (someone)
  8. 14. To interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands
  9. 15. A volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture