Across
- 1. make or become less.
- 4. make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible .
- 10. the quality of being open and honest in expression
- 11. characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
- 13. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
- 14. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
- 17. keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of space, scope, quantity, or time
- 19. famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
- 20. satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity
- 21. be a typical example of.
- 22. showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
- 23. of something complicated or unaccountable causes someone to feel completely baffled.
- 24. existing or available in large quantities
Down
- 2. hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process.
- 3. formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.
- 5. closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.
- 6. no longer produced or used; out of date
- 7. of or having a special activity, purpose, or task
- 8. dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- 9. unfriendly; antagonistic.
- 12. buy or obtain
- 14. be of the same opinion
- 15. well meaning and kindly.
- 16. regard something as being caused by
- 18. cause someone to believe something that is not true