End of Year Crossword

a person who tells stories or anecdotes in an amusing way
“The cake had a ____ taste and texture”
Synonyms: happy, cheerful, joyous
Synonym: alias, nickname, surname
Example: skunk
"she drove up to the party in a diamond plated car"
"one of her blood vessels have ____ . I don't think she will make it"
“It was very hot at the _____ and there were bees everywhere”
“The rain was very _____, starting and stopping at different times ”
a contrast between two things that are represented as being completely different
Synonym: unwieldy, clumsy, unmanageable
(of a person) fat
Synonym: loyalty, allegiance, reliability
“He raised his hand to be a volunteer with ____”
The opposite of what a bug has
painfully touching, evoking a feeling of sadness
to cause something to become obscure
a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above
His small problems seemed _____ compered to her large ones
a person who kills their sibling