Across 2. Distortion or perversion, as of meaning or form 5. A level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society 6. The earth 8. A principal administrative division of a country or empire 14. A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company 15. Occurring or existing after a war 16. A rapid increase in price, development, numbers, etc. 17. To irritate, annoy, or exasperate 19. Restore (someone or something) to their former position or state 22. Using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker 23. A loss of trained professional personnel to another company, nation, etc., that offers greater opportunity 24. A body of people engaged in a particular activity 25. A hollow pastry made with cream puff paste and filled with custard sauce or whipped cream 27. To leap or spring, as to or from a position or over something 28. The officials in an organization or government department, considered as a group 29. Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority

Down 1. To prohibit, forbid, or bar; Interdict 3. Deprive (someone or something) of freedom of movement or action 4. To mock at; Deride 5. A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission 6. An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; A blunder 7. To give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, etc.) 9. The invention of a new word or phrase 10. Fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, test, or course of study) 11. To waste or kill time; Evade work or responsibility 12. To speak badly of (something or someone) 13. Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve 18. A word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language 20. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means 21. The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group 26. A thing badly or clumsily done; A blunder