The Pearl

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Across
  1. 6. to express grief for or about
  2. 7. to move like waves, or in a wavelike motion
  3. 8. to mislead by a petty trick or fraud
  4. 9. a wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification
  5. 13. to bring under control, especially from a military force
  6. 14. loyal and resolute
  7. 16. to reject with disdain or contempt
  8. 18. covered or covered over
  9. 19. the matching of a man or woman to one of inferior rank or condition and against the rules of decency
  10. 20. expression of the face
  11. 21. a soft, moist mass of bread, clay, meal or other adhesive substance
  12. 23. unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
  13. 24. to walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way
Down
  1. 1. in a plaintive manner
  2. 2. an often secret action taken by 2 or more parties to achieve an illegal or improper purpose
  3. 3. to hum or sing softly
  4. 4. a military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from an appointed attack
  5. 5. characterized or filled with indignation
  6. 10. one that keeps guard
  7. 11. abrupt and discourteous manner
  8. 12. asking humbly and earnestly
  9. 15. the part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides
  10. 17. requiring great effort, energy, or exertion
  11. 18. manifesting or feeling contempt
  12. 22. a lack of energy or vigor