Across
- 2. cleverly mockingly; often with ironic or grim humor
- 4. to clear from blame , resposibility or guilt; let off the hook
- 6. cant be removed, washed away or eased; permanent
- 8. to downgrade to a lower rank, class or position
- 10. resources needed for a purpose
- 11. distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
- 13. secret, concealed; underhanded
- 14. to make a promise, then back out
- 15. piece of burning wood
Down
- 1. to collect bi by bit; gather with patient labor
- 3. small metal or wooden spout for tapping the sap from a tree
- 5. mysterious, puzzling, inexplicable
- 7. unwilling or reluctant
- 9. correcting something; deserved punishment
- 12. having mangled or rigged edges from injury