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Across 4. elaborate, complex, complicated 5. a strong desire for fame seccess wealth 8. to work oneself into another's good graces or to make oneself agreeable to another 9. A story of uncertain truthfulness handed down from earlier times

Down 1. plainly or easily seen or understood 2. not prevented or discouraged 3. abrupt and sincere in manner straightforward 4. A condensed statement or summary 6. to remain in a longer than usual as if reluctant to leave 7. a plan offered for consideration