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Across 2. cheat; defraud 6. forgiveness; pardon; release 7. a maze 11. statement giving strong praise 12. complicated; highly convoluted 15. puzzle; mystery 17. rough; coarse; harsh 18. praiseworthy 20. payment for work done 21. a cut 22. fake; false 23. petitioner (in court of law) 24. hinder; obstruct 25. humiliation; degradation 26. cause 27. noisy, attacking speech 28. narrow-minded, prejudiced person 30. hate 31. stubborn 34. hurry; accelerate; rush 36. believable 38. a respite; postponement of a sentence 40. to counter; make unimportant 41. obvious 42. hidden; undercover 43. fame 44. complex; difficult to solve

Down 1. of little value; gaudy 2. speech which offends religious sentiments 3. calm; peaceful 4. give voting rights 5. improve; make better or clearer 8. can be believed; reasonable 9. something subtle; a fine shade of meaning 10. shameful; very bad 13. taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas 14. indicators; bringers of warnings 16. can be touched 19. swelling; fluttering; waving 24. storage area (like garage) for a plane 25. cancel; deny; repeal 26. establish firmly in a position 29. cuddle; snuggle 32. lucky charm 33. harmful; poisonous; lethal 35. slow; late; overdue; delayed 36. recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from 37. to start a fire 38. full 39. going off the main subject