TKMB January 20

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Across
  1. 1. caustic; angry or bitter (usually in speech)
  2. 3. to give in or to comply
  3. 5. to give reluctantly, to envy a possession
  4. 7. favorable
  5. 8. to speak distinctly; expressing oneself clearly
  6. 10. disapproval, condemnation
  7. 12. existing at birth or dating from birth
  8. 13. very dry (the air/atmosphere
  9. 14. Author of the book
  10. 15. to ease, mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome
  11. 16. an authoritative statement, decree
Down
  1. 2. The county in which our characters live
  2. 4. confirmation (usually of someone’s testimony or recollection of an incident
  3. 6. Diminishment, reduction
  4. 9. the state of being self-satisfied
  5. 11. kindness, generosity, charity
  6. 12. a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody