Why is Lord Henry able to exert such a high level of influence over Dorian Grey?

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Across
  1. 1. “The only way to get rid of a t___ is to _(7)_ to it.”
  2. 6. Lord Henry is very p___ in his ideas
  3. 7. “The only way to get rid of a _(1)_ is to y___ to it.”
  4. 10. Dorian is in constant p___ of beauty
  5. 11. Lord Henry expresses w___, which makes Dorian trust him
Down
  1. 2. Dorian is in constant pursuit of p___
  2. 3. Lord Henry's philosophical s___ captivates Dorian
  3. 4. Lord Henry starts Dorian’s moral d___
  4. 5. Henry creates p___ to deceive Dorian
  5. 8. Henry creates i___ to deceive Dorian
  6. 9. Dorian forgets about m___ within his desire