Merriam-Webster Words of the Day, Sept 22-Jan 23

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Across
  1. 2. to make or become fit through modification
  2. 6. boastful, swaggering talk or behavior
  3. 7. to depart quickly (informal)
  4. 11. the state of forgetting or being forgotten
  5. 13. delicious, richly appealing (usually in taste or texture)
  6. 14. a close friend
  7. 15. person that hates people in general
  8. 16. a confusing or difficult problem
  9. 17. to make dirty or to ruin
  10. 18. person with great skill/knowledge in a particular subject
Down
  1. 1. to break up a region or group into smaller, often hostile units
  2. 3. to make up for doing something wrong
  3. 4. to give up a position of power
  4. 5. a person’s face or expression
  5. 8. a source of comfort
  6. 9. to deceive or trick someone
  7. 10. to make more violent, bitter, severe
  8. 12. not capable of being changed, satisfied, or made less hostile
  9. 14. a quack, fraud, or faker