Across
- 3. — Serving as a necessary base or core principle
- 4. — Based on or involving a suggested idea rather than facts
- 6. — Full of cheerful humor and good spirit
- 8. — Widely known, typically for something negative
- 11. — To come into possession of something, often by effort
- 12. — Showing great attention to detail; very careful
- 13. — To invent or create a plan or method
- 14. — Sharp in perception or enthusiasm
- 15. — Fond of company; sociable and outgoing
- 16. — Holding fast; persistent in achieving goals
Down
- 1. — Treating all equally without bias or favoritism
- 2. — Open, sincere, and straightforward in speech
- 5. — Difficult to catch, define, or remember
- 7. — Expressed clearly; easy to understand
- 9. — Giving a worrying impression that something bad will happen
- 10. — Displaying kindness and goodwill toward others