Try matching the following words with their acceptable alternatives provided in the clues : agony, amateur, abuse, abide, annoy, abrupt, akin, alter, adapt, accord, accuse, advice, abridge, accept, abhor, afraid, agile, adjust, accrue, allay, annex
 
 

ACROSS

1.    scared, frightened, alarmed, fearful
5.    hate, dislike, detest, loathe, despise, cannot stand
6.    accumulate, amass, gather, collect
7.    lessen, sooth, ease, calm
10.  take, adopt, believe, honour, approve
12.  nimble, active, brisk, athletic
14.  add, join, attach, acquire
15.  regulate, straighten, equalise, fix
17.  shorten, condense, compress, reduce

DOWN

2.    pain, torture, anxiety
3.    charge, censure, blame
4.    mistreat, injure, damage, curse, injury, insult
6.    sudden, sharp, hasty, steep
7.    tease, harass, disturb, molest, bother, irritate
8.    suit, conform, regulate
9.    harmony, agreement, conformity
11.  change, modify, rearrange, vary
12.  beginner, novice, volunteer
13.  accept, stay, submit, endure, reside
15.  related, allied, like

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