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Across 6. made with earnest intent; sincere 7. appealing to self-indulgence 9. to refuse to acknowledge or agree with 10. to foretell the future; predict 12. not marked by careful distinction; random; haphazard 13. the power and authority to assert the law 16. expression of sympathy 19. capable of being done or carried out 21. subjected to verbal abuse 24. a sentimental yearning to return to something past 25. to present an obstacle; stand in the way of

Down 1. widespread; uncontrolled; not contained 2. full of disorder or stress; intending to harass 3. to annoy persistently; keep bothering over a period of time 4. inclined to fight; hostile; combative 5. to bring to an end 8. change of physical form by supernatural force 11. to make up for the purpose of deception; create 14. elementary; basic; simplest form 15. hot with passion or anger 17. threatening 18. obtaining something by force or intimidation 20. of this world; ordinary; boring 22. reserved; modest; coy 23. a statement that seems wrong but turns out to be true