Across
- 4. urgent; passionate; forceful
- 5. pompous; self-important
- 8. occurring for the first time; novel; never seen before
- 10. common; ordinary; banal (secondary meaning)
- 11. gullible; overly trusting
- 13. to take back (e.g., a statement)
- 14. to profane a holy place
- 17. understood only by a select few
- 19. a book licker; a brownnoser
- 20. unbiased; not taking sides; objective
Down
- 1. not fitting in; out of place
- 2. to obstruct
- 3. accidental; happening by chance or luck
- 6. heretical departure from accepted practice
- 7. careful; cautious
- 9. outstanding; settling a great example
- 12. to repeal; to take back; formally
- 15. mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic
- 16. a joining; a uniting
- 18. careless; not diligent; relaxed