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Across 5. gloomy; bad tempered 7. liveliness; animation 8. groove 10. marsh; bog 11. always complaining 15. emaciated; bony and angular 18. talkative 21. lively; vibrant; energetic 23. small amount 24. 1. monotonous noise (noun) 2. to speak with no emotion (verb) 3. male bee 25. distort; confuse; muddle 26. plotting and planning 30. weaken 31. an accomplished musician 34. fixed image 35. on the edge; not important 38. corrosive; strongly attacking 40. troublemaker; person who entices others to do something 42. temporary prohibition or halt to an activity 45. gather; collect 46. common; dull 47. dangerous; harmful 49. talk down to 52. cannot be invaded 55. nomadic; moving from place to place 56. branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes 59. deliberately deceiving 61. favorable; promising to turn out well 66. link together 68. easy to control; submissive 69. hater of women 70. oddity 71. blackening someone's name 72. frolic; leap; bound 73. dockworker 76. picturesque 77. on the point of death 78. dull; unvarying 79. never-ending 80. arousing envy 83. brave 85. hidden and secret 87. doubtful 89. damnation 90. dilemma; puzzle 92. add fuel to; strengthen 93. plot; plan; trick 94. wander aimlessly 95. person who does not believe in any deity 96. wrong name 97. severely plain 98. waste away from lack of use (often in reference to muscle)

Down 1. enliven 2. hinder or prevent; hesitate over 3. lessen; make less severe 4. foolish old man 6. loyal; faithful; dependable 9. treachery 10. isolation to prevent the spread of disease 12. very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy 13. ordinariness; dullness 14. stated in a few words 16. dangerously unstable; evaporates easily 17. drink down quickly 19. strict or severe 20. telling lies under oath 22. a rebel 27. habitual 28. a dislike of 29. nonsense 32. ancient type of sailing ship 33. in a commanding manner 36. perceptive; insightful 37. destructive; harmful 39. speak slowly with words running together 41. stubborn; unyielding 43. gaudy 44. to fool someone 48. linking into chains 50. self-satisfied; smug 51. known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain 53. fastidious; fussy 54. superficial; cursory 57. stubbornness 58. useless; hopeless 60. sporadic; irregular 62. to bring together; end a dispute 63. unusual; quirky; odd 64. take possession of 65. suppress 67. local and informal (used of language) 74. essential; alive; important 75. noisy; loud in speech 77. very important 81. prove right; remove blame 82. dryly amusing 84. increase; make bigger 86. loud and harsh 88. impassive; dull; indifferent 91. 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone