Across
- 1. caustic; angry or bitter (usually in speech)
- 3. to give in or to comply
- 5. to give reluctantly, to envy a possession
- 7. favorable
- 8. to speak distinctly; expressing oneself clearly
- 10. disapproval, condemnation
- 12. existing at birth or dating from birth
- 13. very dry (the air/atmosphere
- 14. Author of the book
- 15. to ease, mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome
- 16. an authoritative statement, decree
Down
- 2. The county in which our characters live
- 4. confirmation (usually of someone’s testimony or recollection of an incident
- 6. Diminishment, reduction
- 9. the state of being self-satisfied
- 11. kindness, generosity, charity
- 12. a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody