Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A theatrical pose created for effect
- 4 Across
- The act of hearing attentively
- 6 Across
- The number of significant figures given in a number
- 8 Across
- To give an incentive for action
- 13 Across
- A thinker who focuses on the ___ as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge
- 14 Across
- The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- 15 Across
- A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
- 16 Across
- A onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- 1 Down
- A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (plural)
- 2 Down
- A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth (plural)
- 3 Down
- A loving feeling
- 5 Down
- A change for the better
- 7 Down
- Something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- 9 Down
- Characterized by ___ and gracious good manners
- 10 Down
- The state of being purchasable (plural)
- 11 Down
- Cooperative work done by a team
- 12 Down