Across
- 2. - please; gladden; delight
- 4. - walk; step; stride
- 6. - present; put forward; propose
- 7. - laugh loudly; roar; bellow
- 9. - extravagant; sensational; astonishing
- 10. - hostility; animosity; antagonism
- 13. - talkative; loquacious; voluble
- 14. - escapee; runaway; deserter
- 17. - respect; admiration; estimation
- 20. - silly; foolish; stupid
- 21. - overbright; loud; lurid
- 22. - combat; conflict; clash
- 24. - liberated; independent; unconstrained
- 26. - grow; thrive; prosper
- 27. - carry out; accomplish; perform
- 28. - power; capability; capacity
Down
- 1. - taking advantage; misuse; abuse of
- 3. - found; cast; mold
- 4. - frolic; frisk; cavort
- 5. - list; catalog; itemize
- 8. - flippant; glib; joking
- 10. - afterword; postscript; coda
- 11. - wrestle; struggle; tussle
- 12. - admirable; applaudable; commendable
- 15. - get rid of; eliminate; remove
- 16. - absolutely; assuredly; certainly
- 18. - happiness; pleasure; rejoicing
- 19. - measure; means; method
- 23. - slapstick; skit; burlesque
- 25. - infirm; weak; feeble