Crossword #924 12/5/17

a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated:
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better:
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it:
belonging naturally; essential:
of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena:
spread throughout (something); pervade:
(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting:
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy:
detest; loathe
To be in a stage of agitation or intense activity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing
Inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
to feel or express sorrow or compassion for
happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances
very weak or slight
not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
filled with bitter criticism or malice