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Across 1. kill in large numbers; 3. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections 6. an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another 8. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery 10. with suspicion or disapproval 12. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody 13. a building where animals are butchered 14. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series 18. recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances 20. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power 21. a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes (imposter) 23. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual 25. not allowing contradiction or refusal 27. a condition of great disorder 28. softly bright or radiant 30. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence 31. not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive 33. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action 34. low to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 36. a deliberate discourteous act 37. reject outright and bluntly, force or drive back

Down 2. following as a consequence (connecting) 4. one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy {squinty} 5. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate 7. marked by distress 9. putting an end to all debate or action 11. raise trivial objections (complain) 15. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner 16. an instance of driving away or warding off 17. reduced in strength {faded} 19. move or swing from side to side regularly 22. become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude 24. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds 26. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip 29. lacking in insight or discernment 32. refrain from consuming 33. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 35. ose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime