Across
- 3. Argue in protest (11)
- 9. Special right (11)
- 11. Subtle hint (8)
- 13. Oily; insincere (8)
- 14. Offense; resentment (7)
- 16. Mediate or plead (9)
- 19. Deserving praise (11)
- 20. Rise above (9)
Down
- 1. Irritable (8)
- 2. Praise or approval (11)
- 4. Shocking; sensational (5)
- 5. Overused; trite (9)
- 6. Break or gap (6)
- 7. Imitate (8)
- 8. Alliance or union (9)
- 10. Moral decline (9)
- 12. Worn out; dulled (5)
- 15. Draw out (6)
- 17. Narrow; local (10)
- 18. Ease or relieve (7)
