Across
- 2. (noun) Effective writing or speaking.
- 4. (noun) Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one.
- 6. (noun) A puzzle; a mystery.
- 10. (noun) Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness.
- 13. (noun) Respect; courtesy.
- 15. (noun) Steadily increasing volume of force.
- 18. (noun) Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic.
- 19. (noun) Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs.
- 22. (noun) Lack of variation.
- 23. (noun) Long, harsh, speech or verbal attack.
Down
- 1. (noun) Filled with truth and accuracy.
- 3. (noun) Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs.
- 5. (noun) A figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol.
- 7. (noun) Deceit or trickery.
- 8. (noun) An extremely deep hole.
- 9. (noun) A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds.
- 11. (noun) Intense and passionate feeling.
- 12. (noun) Excessive showiness.
- 14. (noun) Passion, excitement.
- 16. (noun) Something that brings about a change in something else.
- 17. (noun) Extreme dislike.
- 20. (noun) Model of excellence or perfection.
- 21. (noun) Effectiveness.