Across
- 3. making one's feelings known loudly (6)
- 6. to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker (5)
- 8. to bestow (6)
- 11. to show great respect for (5)
- 12. having extensive knowledge; learned (8)
- 13. a social outcast (8)
- 15. to support by giving financial aid (7)
- 17. to determine the value of (6)
- 18. the art of public speaking (6)
- 19. a deliberate insult (8)
- 22. close to death (7)
- 23. a repeated design in the decoration of something (7)
- 25. to declare positively (6)
- 26. implied (8)
- 27. an ungrateful person (7)
Down
- 1. to make part of a system (6)
- 2. to consider; to believe (7)
- 4. avoiding exertion; lazy (5)
- 5. luxurious (7)
- 7. adept; skillful (8)
- 9. not connected with religion (5)
- 10. a minor mistake (8)
- 14. a ruler with absolute power over a group of people (5)
- 16. an unproven belief held to be true (6)
- 17. controlling influence; domination (6)
- 20. a visit or temporary stay (6)
- 21. ready to fight, especially for a cause (8)
- 24. a talented young person (8)
- 25. expressing love (7)