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Across 1. to counter; make unimportant 3. of little value; gaudy 6. petitioner (as in court) 7. praiseworthy 8. a maze 10. shameful or very bad 14. obvious 16. forgiveness, pardon, or release 17. arrogance or pride 19. fake or false 21. something subtle; a fine shade of meaning 23. a cut 26. can be touched 28. desist, go without, or withdraw 29. humiliation; degradation 30. an excess 34. gullible; ready to believe everything 36. rough, coarse, or harsh 38. cause or give rise to something 40. slow, late, overdue, or delayed 42. storage area for a plane 43. noisy, attacking speech 47. establish firmly in a position 50. full 51. statement giving strong praise 52. can be believed or reasonable 54. damaged, destroyed, ruined 55. recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from (as in fear) 56. to hinder or obstruct

Down 2. tearful or sad 4. a respite or postponement of a sentence 5. complicated or highly convoluted 6. taking credit for someone else's writings, ideas, or work 9. to start a fire 11. payment for work done 12. give voting rights 13. indicators or bringers of warnings 14. swelling, fluttering, or waving 15. to hate 18. complex or difficult to solve 20. lucky charm 22. speech which offends religious sentiments 24. hidden or undercover 25. shun, eschew 27. narrow-minded, prejudiced person 31. cover (usually with a cloth) 32. stubborn 33. to cuddle or snuggle 35. deliberately make something difficult to understand 37. to improve or make better or clearer 39. hurry, accelerate, or rush 41. cancel, deny, or repeal 44. harmful or poisonous or lethal 45. believable 46. boredom 48. puzzle or mystery 49. going off the main topic or subject 50. fame 51. calm or peaceful 53. cheat or defraud