Across 1. to pretend 5. to make afraid; to discourage 9. shameless boldness 11. a sermon 12. to wipe out; to destroy 14. of or like a corpse ; pale; gaunt; thin 16. horrible; frightful 17. death; a ceasing to exist 18. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive 19. to cheat or swindle; to thwart 20. easily angered 22. the choice members of a group 23. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light 24. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction 26. a dictator with absolute power 27. to produce; to make happen 28. extreme poverty 30. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor 31. a feeling of uneasiness 32. a wretched living place; an open shed

Down 1. a state of continual change or movement 2. to drink (especially alcohol) 3. happiness; bliss 4. to prepare for an event or an action 6. conceited; having excessive self-love 7. a storehouse for grain 8. feeling great dismay or horror 10. moral deterioration 13. an exit; a means of going out 15. to hint at; to refer to indirectly 17. to stop; to discontinue 20. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction 21. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone 25. to hinder; to obstruct 29. to draw or bring out