Across
- 2. (as a verb) to tone down; moderate
- 6. saying something rude about God or sacred things
- 8. using only a few words to express much; concise
- 9. to hide securely; to settle into snuggly
- 10. anything that foreshadows a future event
- 11. persistent; characterized by keeping a firm hold; not giving up
- 12. a puzzling situation; a person or thing that is difficult to figure out
- 14. lacking enthusiasm; dull in spirit
- 15. to evade payment of; to take advantage of
- 16. fall quickly; dive or swoop down
- 17. the state of being bored or weary
- 18. cringe; recoil, flinch, like when something scares you
- 19. tending to annoy
- 22. to cause difficulty, delay; to hamper or impede efforts
Down
- 1. believable
- 3. a super small difference; a subtle variation
- 4. a respite from coming punishment; to delay punishment
- 5. lacking in imagination
- 7. a scolding; a long, passionate speech (kind of annoying one)
- 13. overabundance; excess
- 15. to be worthwhile for your personal advantage
- 20. brazenly obvious
- 21. to utterly detest