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Across 3. statement giving strong praise 7. to improve, to make better 12. complex, difficult to solve 15. to hate or detest 18. rough, coarse 19. going off the main subject 21. believable 23. keen or strong in mental appeal 27. speech which offends religious sentiments 28. puzzle, mystery 32. give voting rights 33. humiliation, degradation 35. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 36. to hinder, obstruct 38. fake, false 39. fame 40. cuddle, snuggle 41. shameful, very bad

Down 1. something subtle, fine shade of meaning 2. calm, peaceful 4. that can be touched or felt 5. narrow-minded, prejudiced person 6. slow, late, overdue 8. to cancel, deny 9. hidden, undercover 10. to start a fire 11. lucky charm 13. to counter, to make unimportant 14. a maze 16. to cheat, defraud 17. noisy, attacking speech 20. harmful, poisonous 22. swelling, fluttering 24. storage area for a plane 25. petitioner (as in a court of law) 26. taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas 29. payment for work done 30. indicators, bringers of warnings 31. full 34. to cause 37. to recoil in fear or servility