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Across 1. elegant or stylishly luxurious, the quality of being elegant, stylish, or upper class. 6. raise (someone) to a higher position or rank. 7. the fact of observing or paying attention to something. 8. a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital, give medical and other attention to (a sick person). 9. covered with dirt; grimy, involving dishonest or disreputable activity; sordid. 12. capable of bending easily without breaking, ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances. 15. to lose brightness or vividness of color. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 17. having special rights, advantages, or immunities. 18. a period of time in a sports game in which play continues if neither team has won in the usual time allowed for the game. 19. he action of building something, typically a large structure. 20. of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy, skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people; tactful.

Down 2. education at universities or similar educational establishments, especially to degree level. 3. a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services. 4. Strong liking for other people, we often call that person our sympathy. a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable. 5. a person who gives lectures, especially as an occupation at a university or college of higher education. 10. look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. 11. a person without a paid job but available to work. 13. the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer. 14. not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest, relating to education and scholarship. 16. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.