| Across |
| 5. | full and rich in sound (in speech) |
| 7. | required; necessary |
| 8. | lazy |
| 10. | relating to controversy or argument |
| 11. | a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse |
| 13. | a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume |
| 15. | to plunder or pillage |
| 18. | related to or resembling an ape or monkey |
| 19. | indirect; roundabout |
| 20. | the history of a word; the study of word origins |
| 21. | an entertainment producer or manager |
| 23. | unrelenting; persistent |
| 24. | beneficial; favorable |
| 26. | encouraging; inciting |
| 27. | a group of attendants; a retinue |
| 28. | uncompromising; refusing to moderate |
| 30. | relating to ordinary people |
| 31. | to walk about; to stroll |
| 32. | integrity; respectability |
| 33. | likely |
| 34. | insincere; calculating |
| 36. | generosity |
| 38. | next to last |
| 39. | an unsophisticated, awkward person |
| 40. | unnecessarily wordy or evasive language |
| 41. | a deliberately misleading story |
| 42. | a defensive wall or embankment |
| 43. | deserving blame or condemnation; guilty |