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Across 1. to lessen the courage or confidence of 4. having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself 5. dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration 6. a planned action, such as a way of moving or using troops, aimed at reaching a certain goal 8. lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting 12. a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army 13. vague, indistinct, or ill-defined 14. consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted

Down 2. hopeful and confident about the future 3. to agree to serve in an army or a navy 4. decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something 7. feel a powerful desire for (something) 9. a formal agreement between two or more nations 10. cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling). 11. an overall plan, such as how and where to use an army to win a war