Across
- 3. walking, strolling
- 5. miserable, shameful, despicable
- 8. disappointment, sadness
- 11. stated, claimed, affirmed
- 14. pestered, harassed, annoyed
- 17. careless, sloppy
- 18. mumbling, speechless, incoherent
- 19. sad, lonely, dejected
- 20. to hold back or hush up
Down
- 1. to falter, stumble, or teeter
- 2. sloppy, messy, untidy
- 4. statement of opposition
- 6. closely tied to the family
- 7. artificial, pretended, insincere
- 9. interbred animals
- 10. extra, surplus, unnecessary
- 12. traditional, standard
- 13. tight, stiff, firm
- 15. decreased, reduced, diminished
- 16. cracks, crevices, or gaps