Across
- 2. tinged with a feeling of sadness
- 5. highly debatable and causing contention
- 6. abiding by accepted standards
- 8. to declare formally and with authority
- 10. the quality of being brief or terse
- 11. direct, blunt
- 12. captivate, mesmerize
- 13. of viewers watched the debate take place.
- 14. hindering the achievement of a goal
- 15. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options
- 16. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)
- 18. to work in opposition to
- 19. to destroy or cause devastating
- 21. represent or imitate
- 23. a noisy argument or confrontation
- 26. the final act or climax
Down
- 1. unclear or vague in meaning
- 3. an increase or growth to increase or make grow
- 4. an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument
- 7. having a powerful desire for success or achievement
- 9. a firm belief in something
- 10. to support, strengthen, or fortify
- 11. to trap or take possession of to
- 15. similar but not identical
- 16. to use to your advantage
- 17. an intense, loud fight to fight loudly and disruptively
- 20. to foster the growth of
- 22. to pass on or transfer (information)
- 24. the trait of being honest and frank
- 25. catch or seize