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