Down:
2. In a state required for something to function or be effective (2)
3. Be almost asleep (3)
4. Any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude (4)
5. Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (5)
6. No longer retained (4)
8. Controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law (9)
10. A pointed projection (5)
12. Excessively fat (5)
15. Hold firmly (5)
17. Having an oblique or slanting direction or position (4)
19. Excessively abundant (4)
21. A small drink (3)
23. Carry out or perform an action (2)
Across:
1. Vary the pitch of one’s speech
4. An area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (4)
7. A negative (2)
9. Sleeping for a short period of time(3)
11. Like or suggestive of fire (7)
13. The syllable naming the second (2)
14. (Folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous (3)
16. North American republic containing 50 states- 48 conterminous states in North Amercia plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean (2)
18. A polite refusal of an invitation (7)
20. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male (3)
22. A card or badge used to identify the bearer (2)
24. A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red (4)
25. Make a spot or mark onto (4)