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Across 1. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options 3. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles 6. scholarly; learned 7. having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide 8. without fear; brave 13. a creative work, especially a numbered composition 14. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine 15. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter 16. a slight or subtle degree of difference 20. unrelenting; unavoidable 23. a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power 24. belief or trust 26. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable 27. to praise highly

Down 1. inequality; difference 2. lack of interest; state of not caring 3. a worn-out idea or overused expression 4. the highest point of attainment; the end or climax 5. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help 9. lacking in self-confidence; shy 10. quiet and modest; reserved 11. to be of the same opinion; to agree with 12. one who merely dabbles in an art or a science 13. professed but not necessarily true 17. to forgive or overlook an offense 18. merciful; lenient 19. doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives 21. unyielding; firm in opinion 22. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp 25. extreme hatred or ill will