The Real Thing

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Across
  1. 5. desire
  2. 8. the underlying meaning or message of a literary work
  3. 9. goal; ambition
  4. 10. the process of turning something common into something precious
  5. 12. plentiful; abundant
  6. 15. meanly
  7. 18. brilliant; enlightening
  8. 20. the emotional associations surrounding a word
  9. 22. language; terminology
  10. 23. explanation; clarification
  11. 25. tribute; respect
  12. 26. the teller of a story
  13. 27. unexplainable; mysterious
  14. 28. a statement or situation that seems contradictory but may in fact be true
  15. 29. causing resentment or envy
  16. 30. overconfident; brash
  17. 31. jokingly; amusingly
Down
  1. 1. sad; unfortunate
  2. 2. good manners; politeness
  3. 3. agreement
  4. 4. boringly; blandly
  5. 6. act of stubbornness
  6. 7. defense
  7. 11. making up for past offenses
  8. 13. seemingly contradictory
  9. 14. collection
  10. 16. unsettled; perturbed
  11. 17. servant
  12. 19. hidden
  13. 21. noticeably; obviously
  14. 24. humorous; witty