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Across 1. having or showing a feeling of superiority 4. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; an inclination or tendency 5. absorb all the attention or interest of; captivate 7. concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others; benevolence 11. leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing; stray; deviate 12. a loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing 13. lasting for a very short time; cursory; ephemeral 14. pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury; bluff; fake 17. a thing that completes or brings to perfection to a larger whole 18. decrease in size, number, or range 20. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient; large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 24. make or become less; shrink; dwindle 25. entirely lacking or free from; barren; empty 26. make an action or process easy or easier 27. make full use of and derive benefit from; use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way 28. characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

Down 1. following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence 2. a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts 3. unwilling or negative about something; lack of desire or willingness 6. make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect 8. cause a severe loss in dignity of and respect for someone or something 9. spread out over a large area; not concentrated; dispersed 10. famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession 15. an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something 16. the amount by which something is too small; shortfall 17. be in conflict with; dispute 19. a direct or natural consequence or result; effect 21. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world 22. show or represent; portray 23. consternation and distress, typically that is caused by something unexpected