Across
- 4. Resolutely courageous; fearless
- 6. An abundance or excess of something
- 8. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful
- 10. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary
- 12. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious
- 16. To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness
- 18. Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the ancient Laconians; sententious; pithy; short; brief: as, a laconic phrase
- 19. To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis
Down
- 1. To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language
- 2. To concoct in order to deceive
- 3. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged
- 5. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation
- 6. A reason or excuse given to hide the real reason for something
- 7. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
- 9. A large group of people gathered or crowded closely together; a multitude
- 11. Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft
- 13. one who has committed a felony
- 14. Luckless; unfortunate
- 15. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request
- 17. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm