Across
- 4. Peaceful agreement
- 6. Beg earnestly
- 9. Empathy in action
- 10. Payback, but not the good kind
- 12. Compassion in judgment
- 14. Grave danger
- 15. Violent storm that shakes things up
- 17. Power to call the shots
- 18. Guidance from above?
Down
- 1. Pardoning a wrong
- 2. Kick out for good
- 3. Detest deeply
- 5. Supernatural power
- 7. Forced to leave one's homeland
- 8. Allies in a cause, sometimes secretive
- 10. Acceptance of an unwelcome reality
- 11. Strength in the face of adversity
- 12. Sailor on the high seas
- 13. Seize power unlawfully
- 16. Condition of being under someone’s control