Across
- 2. a hater of mankind
- 5. volatile character
- 7. highest point of achievement
- 9. forbidden by law
- 10. to chuckle
- 12. optimistic
- 14. hackneyed
- 15. showing hopelessness
- 16. place side by side for contrast
Down
- 1. worthy of praise
- 3. to respect
- 4. an absurd presentation
- 6. to criticise severely
- 8. marked by richness of detail
- 11. excessive supply
- 13. intense hostility