M-W Words of the Day, December 2022 (1st-19th, plus a few others)

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Across
  1. 5. to give up a position of power
  2. 6. swampy ground, or a situation that’s difficult to escape
  3. 8. boastful, swaggering talk or behavior
  4. 10. to move like waves
  5. 12. to permeate or provide with a feeling or quality
  6. 13. able to be seen or noticed
  7. 14. unable to be avoided, changed, or resisted
  8. 16. efficient or prompt
  9. 17. the state of forgetting or being forgotten
Down
  1. 1. a source of comfort
  2. 2. to stun, criticize, or treat harshly
  3. 3. a close friend
  4. 4. to deliberately destroy or damage property
  5. 7. different from the usual/norm
  6. 9. to make dirty or to ruin
  7. 11. difficult challenge forcing someone/thing to change
  8. 15. twilight or dusk