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Across 4. a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc. 9. to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something 10. lay stress upon 11. an oral or written description of particular events or situations

Down 1. movingly expressive 2. the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is 3. a wise saying or precept 5. idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others 6. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily 7. able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker 8. the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc. 9. vocabulary, idiom, etc, that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution