The No1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. knobbly, rough, twisted
  2. 6. Sad or disappointed
  3. 11. to pacify, calm or make less angry
  4. 12. innocent; lacking experience or worldly wisdom
  5. 13. banish; eliminate; dismiss or drive away
  6. 15. to read carefully
  7. 16. sad, downcast, dispirited; depressed
  8. 17. examine very carefully
  9. 19. secretively; done in such a way as to avoid attracting attention
  10. 22. unintentionally; by mistake
  11. 26. audacity; shocking boldness, rudeness or cheek
  12. 29. Treating others like children who need guidance
  13. 31. Provided with a particular quality or gift
  14. 32. Dead or rotting animal flesh
Down
  1. 1. Give up or forgo a right or claim to something
  2. 2. Having a stale, damp smell
  3. 4. Steal money entrusted to you
  4. 5. notched like battlements of a castle
  5. 7. Small remaining pieces
  6. 8. made-up; fictitious, untrue; fabricated
  7. 9. bad; dire; dreadful; in a precarious or dangerous state
  8. 10. persevering; persistent; not giving up; holding on tightly
  9. 14. Illegal or forbidden
  10. 18. eaten away or destroyed by chemical action
  11. 20. to imply, suggest or hint in an unpleasant way
  12. 21. ceaseless; constant
  13. 23. in abundant supply or quantity
  14. 24. sluggish; inactive; apathetic; lazy
  15. 25. a golden-yellow/brownish colour
  16. 27. having no strength of character; irresponsible
  17. 28. silky fibre used for stuffing matrasses
  18. 30. clumsily; in a manner lacking skill or competence