| Across |
|---|
| 4. | summary/part of a whole - syn: compendium |
| 6. | cupidity, greed, covetousness, parsimony, niggardliness, miserliness |
| 7. | fawning, toadyish, slavish, sycophantic, abject subservient |
| 10. | comparison of two like things - syn: similarity |
| 12. | accidental, chance, adventitious, random, casual |
| 13. | pugnacious, defiant, fierce, scathing, belligerent |
| 14. | deviation, divergence, disorientation, insanity, distortion, abnormality |
| 17. | essential, belonging naturally - syn: inherent |
| 20. | to mark with disgrace/disapproval - syn: brand |
| 21. | ambiguous, evasive, dubious, enigmatic, indefinite |
| 24. | perspicacity, astuteness, acuteness, shrewdness, wisdom, penetration |
| 25. | awakens terror - syn: redoubtable |
| 26. | ability to make good judgment/quick decisions - syn: discernment |
| 29. | chasten, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, reprehend |
| 31. | clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, unruly, uproarious, disorderly |
| 33. | incomprehensible, mysterious, impenetrable, esoteric |
| 35. | climax or high point - syn: zenith |
| 37. | self-assertive, irritatingly proud - syn: contumelious |
| 42. | meddlesome, interfering, obtrusive, bossy |
| 44. | inclination, disposition, bent, penchant, propensity, proneness |
| 45. | unusual way of behaving - syn: aberration |
| 48. | to overflow - syn: deluge |
| 50. | make less severe - syn: assuage |
| 51. | of the earth, dull - syn: secular |
| 52. | rigidly severe in character - syn: rigid |
| 53. | skillful, expertise in a certain field - syn: intrepidity |
| 54. | tart, piquant, biting, piercing, caustic, incisive, acrid, nippy, racy |
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| Down |
|---|
| 1. | secretly allow to occur - syn: conspire |
| 2. | meaning, clarity of ideas |
| 3. | wheedle, inveigle, coax, allure |
| 5. | to place side by side - syn: adjacent |
| 8. | composure, placidity, self-possession, stoicism, imperturbability |
| 9. | so overused it's become stale/dull - syn: bromidic |
| 11. | blend, uni | |