Across
- 5. Talk confidentially or conspiratorially
- 6. To put aside; put an end to
- 9. A sentence or expression in which the second part provides an unexpected resolution or contrast to the first part
- 10. Referring to something by one of its attributes or by a related word
- 11. (Verb) Give a reward to (someone)
- 12. To conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
- 14. To back or warm in sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire
- 16. A songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale
- 17. To the point; relevant; pertinent
- 18. Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
Down
- 1. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
- 2. Shy; lacking self-confidence
- 3. Bumblebee
- 4. Sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling
- 7. Therefore
- 8. To interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands
- 13. A moral fable, especially one with animals as characters
- 15. A volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture