Across
- 1. guide, lead, manage
- 4. brainwave, wheeze
- 7. flop, collapse, fiasco
- 8. horrifying, terrific, shocking
- 10. incredulous, zetetic
- 11. compassion, sympathy
- 12. separating, parting
- 15. mess, chaos, clutter
- 16. attainment, breakthrough, progress
- 18. example, sample, instance
- 22. relative, reciprocal
- 24. sincerely, honestly
- 26. gloom, melancholia
- 29. refuse, deny, reject
- 30. gather, pile, stash
- 31. prize, trophy, fee
- 33. detect, educe
- 35. bloody, slaughterous
- 36. unmask, reveal, disrobe
- 37. accent, significance
- 39. succeed, prosper
- 40. stable, enduring, renitent
Down
- 2. message, announcement, report
- 3. prejudgement, jaundice
- 5. confession, acceptance
- 6. offend, huff
- 9. nominate, appoint, set
- 13. proof, argument
- 14. enthusiasm, interest
- 17. aftermath, outcome, result
- 19. magnify, overdo, amplify
- 20. adviser, monitor
- 21. abuse, trespass
- 23. damage, injury, hurt
- 25. recognize, spot
- 27. cover, overlay, span
- 28. fascinating, impressive
- 32. show, describe, portray
- 34. encounter, conflict, tangle
- 38. advance, stimulation, inspiration