Across
- 1. Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
- 5. Evil in nature or effect; malevolent
- 7. A song of praise or triumph
- 8. (of a person) fat
- 11. Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
- 12. Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
- 13. A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
- 15. A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one
- 17. Public shame or disgrace
- 18. A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
- 19. Erring or straying from the proper course or standards
- 20. Of or relating to the countryside; rural
Down
- 2. The quality or state of being adamant; obstinacy
- 3. The junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal length; an act or process of merging
- 4. Not harmful or offensive
- 6. An intervening period of time
- 9. Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
- 10. A feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord
- 14. Not openly acknowledged or displayed
- 16. Devoutly religious