Across
- 5. Secret and sly or sordid
- 7. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
- 8. Expressing extreme contempt
- 9. A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
- 10. Eager enjoyment or approval
- 12. Mutual accusations
- 14. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
- 15. Angered at something unjust or wrong
- 16. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
Down
- 1. A speech of violent denunciation
- 2. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
- 3. A variation in circumstances or fortune
- 4. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 6. A state of commotion and noise and confusion
- 11. Difficult or impossible to understand
- 13. An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play