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Across
  1. 7. immaculate, flawless
  2. 9. semi-destroyed
  3. 11. (of a task or responsibility) delegate or pass on to smb else
  4. 13. eager to altercate or combat
  5. 17. apogee
  6. 18. be ___ by - be beaten in a contest by
  7. 19. liable to abrupt changes, esp. in attachments or life views
  8. 21. (of a tone or speech) abusing vocally, expressing contempt
  9. 22. a witty utterance or remark
  10. 24. bankrupt
  11. 25. elusive
  12. 27. holier-than-thou, pious
  13. 31. imitate smb or sth
  14. 32. an antipode to curmudgeon, smb who forks out on things, whose outgoings are tremendous
  15. 35. plentiful, exorbitant
  16. 37. hostility
  17. 38. gradually increase
  18. 39. roam aimlessly
  19. 42. ward off, forestall, hinder, deter, thwart
  20. 44. deep-seated animosity, abhorrence towards smb or sth
  21. 45. dull, vapid
  22. 46. strange and unconventional
  23. 48. stubborn
  24. 49. collect information, pry out
  25. 50. belief in sth (in)
Down
  1. 1. impoverished, indigent, impecunious (be ___ of)
  2. 2. worth of approbation and praise
  3. 3. full (with)
  4. 4. vigorously support or advocate for sth (-)
  5. 5. expose as false (to ___ beliefs, theories etc.)
  6. 6. a conflating mixture or jumble
  7. 8. mundane and insipid
  8. 10. to insult
  9. 12. desiring a comeuppance
  10. 14. inherent to a certain location
  11. 15. of 2 things that are fundamentally different
  12. 16. disturb or cause concern
  13. 20. highly perplexed or intricate
  14. 23. harass, pester (by) [phone calls, emails, reporters, questions]
  15. 26. warlike, quarrelsome
  16. 28. gloomy and not inclined to talk
  17. 29. reduce the quality or value of sth
  18. 30. conspicuous
  19. 33. dearth, lack of sth
  20. 34. straightforward
  21. 36. felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
  22. 40. a superficial layer that hides the underlying substance
  23. 41. make less enthusiastic or hopeful
  24. 43. a person who hoards wealth and makes little expenditure
  25. 47. difficult to be grappled with