Across
- 2. a strategic move or opening action intended to gain advantage
- 6. insisting on immediate attention or obedience
- 9. a meeting at an agreed time and place
- 10. enchanting or delightful in a way that captures attention
- 12. a person who held a position before someone else
- 13. showing a casual or cheerful indifference
- 15. to gain favor by deliberate effort or flattery
- 16. (assuming “planx/planks”?) a rigid support used in construction, flooring, or exercise
- 17. showing gentleness, kindness, or affection
- 18. help or assistance in times of hardship
- 19. a noisy argument or disagreement
- 21. a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food or drink
- 22. to clear someone from blame or wrongdoing
- 23. a mass departure of people
Down
- 1. a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
- 3. to place or insert between one thing and another
- 4. delay or postpone action; put off doing something
- 5. an action or speech that deliberately annoys or angers someone
- 7. performing acts of kindness or charity
- 8. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties
- 11. relating to or appropriate for a son or daughter
- 14. utterly wicked or shockingly evil
- 16. skilled or competent in a particular task or field
- 20. deserving of regret or grief; unfortunate