Across
- 2. A gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength
- 5. Green with vegetation
- 7. To obliterate or erase completely
- 9. A sudden collapse, downfall, or failure
Down
- 1. To strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it
- 3. Relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch
- 4. Commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse
- 6. Scornful treatment or contempt
- 7. Having to do with horseback riding
- 8. To soil, tarnish, or besmirch