Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. A challenge that earns respect
  2. 6. Olive branch in hand
  3. 7. From A to Z and everything between
  4. 10. Code of the initiated
  5. 11. A mood swing in human form
  6. 13. Clear as fog
  7. 14. Government for thieves, by thieves
  8. 15. Morally slippery
  9. 16. Teaches, often without permission
  10. 19. Moves like guilt in the night
  11. 20. An extra guest at a very full table
  12. 26. Verbal barrage with no survivors
  13. 28. Comedy that trips over itself
  14. 29. Moving through molasses
  15. 30. Graceful as a lazy river
  16. 31. Flatter with silk-lined intentions
  17. 33. Speech that steamrolls the silence
  18. 35. Wisdom wearing a robe
  19. 36. Shameful, with headlines
  20. 37. Assign blame like a post-it note
  21. 38. Faithfulness in stereo or soul
  22. 40. Sharp in mind, heart, or blade
Down
  1. 1. Jumps first, thinks later
  2. 2. Unfiltered truth with no sugarcoating
  3. 4. A taste that raids every shelf
  4. 5. Sounds right, but isn’t
  5. 8. Santa’s cousin, always smiling
  6. 9. Learning by falling forward
  7. 12. Sharp logic, dressed in clarity
  8. 17. Braver than doubt itself
  9. 18. Contrast that makes you double-take
  10. 20. Criticize as if peeling skin
  11. 21. Build character, brick by moral brick
  12. 22. Insult with a grin
  13. 23. Warmth that isn’t about temperature
  14. 24. Harmful, though it wears a friendly face
  15. 25. Next-door, but not necessarily neighborly
  16. 27. Effective, but in fancy shoes
  17. 32. To spark fire, not light
  18. 34. Master of craft, but not by trade
  19. 39. Unshackled by morals