Silent H

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Across
  1. 5. reduce to nothing
  2. 6. an epic poem or song; a sprightly musical composition
  3. 7. dust coloured cloth
  4. 8. a liberator or saviour of a captive people
  5. 9. borough
  6. 11. gall, nerve
  7. 13. a blanket or wrap
  8. 14. a tall cereal grass
  9. 16. a king or prince in india
  10. 17. a plant of the mint family
Down
  1. 1. a treeless plain; low-lying marshy ground
  2. 2. ardent, eager, carried away
  3. 3. a social outcast
  4. 4. a parallelogram and a kite
  5. 5. an honoured title for an Iranian Shiite religious leader
  6. 10. title of the kings of ancient Egypt
  7. 12. a bitter resin used in perfume and medicine
  8. 15. a type of bird; a talking starling