Across
- 3. to beg or request with urgency
- 6. to make amends for
- 8. extremely foolish or silly
- 9. lasting a very short time
- 10. an active effort to promote human welfare
- 13. to provide a partial justification or excuse for something
- 14. a settled dislike; antipathy
- 15. to throw into confusion
- 17. suitability, fitness
- 18. accustomed; apt
- 20. counsel or warning against fault or oversight
- 21. lacking originality or individuality
- 23. to surrender
Down
- 1. showing a lofty and courageous spirit
- 2. prominent; conspicuous
- 4. excessive display
- 5. speech or conduct not natural to oneself
- 7. to rise above or go beyond the limits of
- 8. to pardon or forgive
- 10. engagingly provocative or stimulating
- 11. someone or something that provides help or an advantage
- 12. to hold oneself from, especially with effort
- 16. agreement in form, manner, or character
- 19. to appease; to make compatibleconv
- 22. ostentatious display; praise or applause