Puzzle #2 - FEBRUARY 2014

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Across
  1. 2. (as a verb) to tone down; moderate
  2. 6. saying something rude about God or sacred things
  3. 8. using only a few words to express much; concise
  4. 9. to hide securely; to settle into snuggly
  5. 10. anything that foreshadows a future event
  6. 11. persistent; characterized by keeping a firm hold; not giving up
  7. 12. a puzzling situation; a person or thing that is difficult to figure out
  8. 14. lacking enthusiasm; dull in spirit
  9. 15. to evade payment of; to take advantage of
  10. 16. fall quickly; dive or swoop down
  11. 17. the state of being bored or weary
  12. 18. cringe; recoil, flinch, like when something scares you
  13. 19. tending to annoy
  14. 22. to cause difficulty, delay; to hamper or impede efforts
Down
  1. 1. believable
  2. 3. a super small difference; a subtle variation
  3. 4. a respite from coming punishment; to delay punishment
  4. 5. lacking in imagination
  5. 7. a scolding; a long, passionate speech (kind of annoying one)
  6. 13. overabundance; excess
  7. 15. to be worthwhile for your personal advantage
  8. 20. brazenly obvious
  9. 21. to utterly detest