Across
- 5. verbs: mumble, slur/ adj: tongue-tied
- 7. remoteness, distance
- 9. diatribe, attack
- 11. disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
- 12. reveal, show
- 13. clear, transparent, lucid
Down
- 1. bland, mild, tasteless
- 2. realistic, pragmatic
- 3. renounce, disavow, repudiate
- 4. bury, inter
- 6. reassure
- 8. scorched, arid, barren
- 10. aloof, introverted, reclusive