Across
- 2. original or so commonplace as to be stale
- 3. to gain or regain the favor of or to appease
- 8. tricky or devious; highly involved or complex
- 9. to dry out completely or preserve by drying
- 10. to support with evidence
- 11. to speak out against or deny
- 14. to bloom or grow
- 18. thin or lacking substance
- 19. to essence or core of a matter, important or significant
- 20. degrade or humble
- 21. a curse
- 22. capacity to be molded or hold a shape or made to assume
- 23. plentiful or bountiful or extravagant
Down
- 1. regarded with great respect or admiration
- 4. liveliness or exuberance especially in expression
- 5. the highest point
- 6. to drain or weaken
- 7. secret, mysterious, supernatural or magic
- 12. lacking knowledge or culture; poorly crafted; natural
- 13. dangerously uncertain or lacking stability
- 15. the heart of the matter, the central point
- 16. a loud and clamorous noise
- 17. failure to meet an obligation
- 19. excess or profusion
- 20. a crafty, cunning trick; deception; cleverness