Across
- 2. diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).
- 6. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- 8. able to be believed; convincing.
- 9. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.
- 11. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
- 12. strong hostility.
Down
- 1. intervene on behalf of another.
- 3. a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief.
- 4. well known for some bad quality or deed.
- 5. a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.
- 7. the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
- 10. the substance or essence of a speech or text.