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Across 5. spread or diffuse through 6. conceal or hide 8. marginal consciousness 10. freed from any question of guilt 13. with obstinate determination 14. utter indistinctly 15. an accusation of wrongdoing 16. a man paid to drive a privately owned car 17. greatly annoyed; out of patience

Down 1. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness 2. hold back to a later time 3. the act of taking revenge/ retaliation 4. a record in which commercial accounts 7. likely to perform unpredictably 9. capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement 11. marginal consciousness 12. ripen and generate pus 13. a hostile challenge