Across 1. a mixture or blend 7. of a task:duty:or responsibility involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome 8. a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights 9. to preserve from extinction or oblivion 12. of a person famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession 13. the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating 16. the act of giving or leaving something by will 17. acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually 19. showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others 20. not spoiled or made impure 21. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding 22. complicated; intricately involved 23. the formal rejection of something 24. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial 26. tending to be different or develop in different direction 27. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality 29. to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid 30. to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble 34. neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting 35. a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil rule, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities 36. the body of doctrine, myth, belief, that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group 37. a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet

Down 1. someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas 2. a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope:cable:or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or by motor or other power source; a windlass 3. offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved 4. a platform or raised structure in a church:from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted 5. anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil 6. wanting to avoid activity or exertion 10. a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege 11. sternness or severity of manner or attitude 14. in a way that is not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something 15. the action of prohibiting or forbidding something 18. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious 19. severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons acts of physical asceticism 22. of a person pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own 25. a planned route or journey 27. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners 28. something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected 29. sentimental in a feeble or sickly way 31. belonging or pertaining to the common people 32. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like 33. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality, expresses a possible truth