ACROSS: 1 Drown, 6 Aunts, 9 Helping, 10 Straw, 11 Older, 12 Unity, 13 Disease, 15 Jet, 17 Inks, 18 Refuse, 19 Safer, 20 Thrill, 22 Scar, 24 Yet, 25 Helpers, 26 Inner, 27 Wound, 28 Angel, 29 Telling, 30 Actor, 31 Death.

DOWN: 2 Retain, 3 Whales, 4 New, 5 Spine, 6 Another, 7 Ugly, 8 Themes, 12 Usual, 13 Dirty, 14 Skirt, 15 Juice, 16 Tears, 18 Refer, 19 Slender, 21 Heroic, 22 Sponge, 23 Arrest, 25 Hello, 26 Into, 28 And.