Can you guess the Word? Sat 11.45

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Across
  1. 3. to make or become less in amount, intensity or degree.
  2. 5. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
  3. 9. the movement of a body caused by thought or willpower without the application of a physical force.
  4. 11. having or expressing a lively, cheerful and self-confident manner.
  5. 12. happy, cheerful ; indifferent or showing lack of concern
  6. 14. to warn or notify of a fault, to counsel against wrong practices.
  7. 16. a feeling of irritation or resentment, especially by some wound to pride or self-esteem.
  8. 18. the social, non-verbal behaviour (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person
  9. 19. a countless number.
  10. 20. an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
  11. 21. large in quantity or number
  12. 24. to chuckle gleefully
Down
  1. 1. great coolness and composure under strain
  2. 2. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  3. 4. amusement, gaiety or jollity, especially as expressed as laughter.
  4. 6. an excuse, especially to avoid blame. Defense against charges of wrongdoing or evidence of absence.
  5. 7. to perceive by the sight or some other sense- by the intellect; see, recognise or apprehend
  6. 8. detective, bloodhound/ dog used for tracking; (as verb:) to track or trail
  7. 10. to cover or overspread with water, to flood (also, overwhelm)
  8. 13. causing laughter because of absurdity, laughable
  9. 15. incapable of being conquered
  10. 16. a paved (cemented/ with concrete) public walk, typically along the seafront
  11. 17. characterised by social equality and equal rights for all people
  12. 22. having one’s identity concealed (as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attention).
  13. 23. to unite or agree, to have a common opinion