Across
- 4. commonplace
- 6. appropriate to the purpose
- 9. mournful or gloomy in an exaggerated manner
- 10. devoid of freshness or originality
- 11. skill in handling a difficult situation
- 13. attack with contemptuous language
- 16. to mock or ridicule
- 18. an opponent or rival
- 19. inclined or eager to fight
- 20. extremely wicked or villainous
Down
- 1. distracted or deeply agitated
- 2. to take dishonestly
- 3. utterly hopeless and wretched
- 5. corresponding in amount or degree
- 7. a fictitious name used by an author
- 8. readily fluent and often insincere
- 12. a mild expression instead of an offensive one
- 14. hazy or vague
- 15. to caution
- 17. apathetic or sluggish