Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A strong feeling of care and affection
- 2 Across
- Strength or the ability to control things
- 5 Across
- The sacred writings of the Christian religions (plural)
- 8 Across
- The formal act of approving (plural)
- 9 Across
- Enjoyment; what a good game gives you
- 12 Across
- Accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- 13 Across
- Conformity to reality or actuality
- 15 Across
- A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
- 1 Down
- Calm time without war or fighting
- 3 Down
- State of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- 4 Down
- A person authorized to conduct religious worship
- 5 Down
- A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do something in the future (plural)
- 6 Down
- A state of sanctification by God
- 7 Down
- The time between birth and death; what living things have
- 10 Down
- Strong trust or belief
- 11 Down
- Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering
- 14 Down