Across
- 1. having lost determination or confidence; dispirited.
- 3. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
- 4. done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion.
- 6. truthful and straightforward; frank.
- 11. causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.
- 12. making an earnest or desperate appeal.
- 15. not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
- 17. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
- 19. making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive.
- 21. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
- 22. having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
- 23. requiring immediate action or attention.
- 25. relating to or characteristic of an elegy.
Down
- 2. intended to teach something, particularly in having moral instruction as a motive.
- 5. feeling or showing regret.
- 7. full of life or excitement; lively.
- 8. feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.
- 9. having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.
- 10. expressing contempt or ridicule.
- 13. looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- 14. having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
- 16. enthusiastic or passionate.
- 18. characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia.
- 20. used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
- 24. intended to make someone less angry or hostile.
