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Mending a friendship

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2 Across A tendency to prefer a particular action (11 letters)

Sentence hint Her first ____ was to write back immediately, but she slept on it.

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Synonyms and close equivalents impulse, tendency, leaning

8 Across Bitterness over a perceived wrong (10 letters)

Sentence hint Her ____ faded when she learned why the invitations had never reached her.

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Synonyms and close equivalents bitterness, rancor, indignation

1 Down An act of stepping into a situation to influence it (12 letters)

Sentence hint Their neighbor's quiet ____ kept the argument from spilling into the street.

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Synonyms and close equivalents intercession, involvement, mediation

3 Down Win someone over by easing bad feelings (10 letters)

Sentence hint The host hoped a private apology would ____ the guest he had embarrassed.

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Synonyms and close equivalents appease, placate, mollify

4 Down Separated by a loss of affection or trust (9 letters)

Sentence hint The sisters had been ____ for years before a misdirected letter brought them together.

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Synonyms and close equivalents alienated, distant, no longer close

5 Down Strong hostility toward another person (9 letters)

Sentence hint They could disagree about the house without reviving their old ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents hostility, enmity, ill will

6 Down Cause a feeling or condition to develop (8 letters)

Sentence hint A short, honest letter did more to ____ trust than a dozen formal meetings.

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Synonyms and close equivalents generate, foster, give rise to

7 Down Publicly withdraw a belief or claim (6 letters)

Sentence hint Reading the original letter persuaded him to ____ his accusation.

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Synonyms and close equivalents retract, take back, disavow