Silence of the Letters

2. evil in nature or effect.
4. make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
6. difficult, dangerous, or challenging
9. compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
13. a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status
17. a word, short poem, or sentence that is intended to help you remember things such as scientific rules or spelling rules
19. revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death
20. belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
21. beaten out or shaped by hammering.
22. sentence to a particular punishment
24. a meeting at an agreed time and place.

1. formally accuse of or charge with a crime
3. grind (one's teeth) together as a sign of anger
5. a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
6. bite at or nibble something persistently.
7. using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour
8. formal and dignified
10. relating to hymns.
11. a rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree.
12. an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
14. a picture (as a drawing or cutout) of the outline of an object filled in with a solid usually black color
15. made in imitation; artificial.
16. to give a smooth finish or appearance
18. a Russian word for ruler or emperor
23. very appropriate to a particular situation.