Across
- 3. filthy, sooty
- 4. deserter, one who flees
- 9. tale, sketch, a short account of an incident
- 11. fool with, to interfere with
- 12. considerable, large
- 14. plead, beg
- 16. glowing, shining
- 18. easily taught, manageable
- 19. doubtfulness, unsure
- 20. manhandle, to beat
Down
- 1. govern, to rule over
- 2. inconstant, faithless
- 5. farthest, final
- 6. strengthen, combine, unite
- 7. countrified, relating
- 8. capable of being wrong, errant
- 10. false, imitation
- 13. skillful, discreet
- 15. speck, very small
- 17. possibility, possible