Across
- 4. to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery
- 5. to cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride
- 9. forceful or intent in expression, emotion, or conviction
- 11. to relinquish power or responsibility formally
- 12. a preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
- 15. to destroy or kill a large part of
- 16. to accuse and charge of wrongdoing
- 17. lacking worldliness and sophistication
- 19. to find fault or criticize for petty reasons
- 22. not duly attentive
- 26. clear, see through
- 29. extremely angry; furious
- 30. sadness or depression of the spirits
- 33. the combining of separate elements to create a coherent whole
- 35. to cause persistent irritation
- 37. a wok presenting its subject matter factually, often with news, films, interviews, and narration
- 38. scornfully or cynically mocking
- 40. impeccably clean; spotless
- 42. one chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue
- 43. a musical composition for the Mass of someone deceased
- 44. a window sash that opens outwards by means of hinges
- 45. the disposition to show mercy, especially to an offender or enemy
- 46. to irritate or torment persistently
- 48. to lower in character, quality, or value; degrade
Down
- 1. to go over extensively in the mind
- 2. the first public appearance of a person or a thing
- 3. strong and deep in tone
- 6. to sit or stand with your legs straddled (on either side of)
- 7. occurring irregularly; having nor order or pattern
- 8. something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
- 10. required or commanded by authority
- 13. to prohibit or forbid
- 14. to destroy completely
- 18. the act of imposing; an unfair demand
- 20. to make clear the meaning of
- 21. incapable of failing
- 23. to show high spirits or excitement
- 24. something that distracts the mind
- 25. obvious
- 27. speculative, based on theory not fact
- 28. a route or proposed route of a journey
- 31. to vary irregularly
- 32. to feel or express great, often malicious pleasure or self-satisfaction
- 34. something that temporarily arouses or accelerates
- 36. a man who rules a family, clan, or tribe
- 39. to postpone or cancel
- 41. one in a serious of related events in the course of a continuous account
- 43. a break in friendly relations
- 45. a loud racket, a din, very loud noise
- 47. a Muslin house of worship
