Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a strategic move or opening action intended to gain advantage
  2. 6. insisting on immediate attention or obedience
  3. 9. a meeting at an agreed time and place
  4. 10. enchanting or delightful in a way that captures attention
  5. 12. a person who held a position before someone else
  6. 13. showing a casual or cheerful indifference
  7. 15. to gain favor by deliberate effort or flattery
  8. 16. (assuming “planx/planks”?) a rigid support used in construction, flooring, or exercise
  9. 17. showing gentleness, kindness, or affection
  10. 18. help or assistance in times of hardship
  11. 19. a noisy argument or disagreement
  12. 21. a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food or drink
  13. 22. to clear someone from blame or wrongdoing
  14. 23. a mass departure of people
Down
  1. 1. a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
  2. 3. to place or insert between one thing and another
  3. 4. delay or postpone action; put off doing something
  4. 5. an action or speech that deliberately annoys or angers someone
  5. 7. performing acts of kindness or charity
  6. 8. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties
  7. 11. relating to or appropriate for a son or daughter
  8. 14. utterly wicked or shockingly evil
  9. 16. skilled or competent in a particular task or field
  10. 20. deserving of regret or grief; unfortunate