Across
- 3. an act of assessing something or someone.
- 5. the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
- 8. the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong.
- 9. relating to the proletariat.
- 12. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
- 14. including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.
- 15. lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
- 16. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- 17. aggressively greedy or grasping.
- 19. attempting to avoid notice or attention.
- 20. extremely thorough and careful.
- 22. spread throughout (something); pervade.
- 23. great happiness and exhilaration.
- 24. skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Down
- 1. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
- 2. an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
- 4. a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
- 6. the people living in a particular country or area.
- 7. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
- 10. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
- 11. existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.
- 13. a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger.
- 17. an accusation in response to one from someone else.
- 18. approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
- 21. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
