Crossword puzzle : Nuancing statements in English

How well can you express shades of meaning in English? This crossword challenges your command of advanced hedging language, intensifiers, and qualifying expressions — the subtle tools that allow speakers to soften claims, show certainty levels, or add nuance to an argument. Fill in the grid and sharpen your ability to say exactly how much you mean what you say!

Horizontalement

1. 1. A subtle difference in meaning
2. 5. In the majority of cases
3. 7. Has not in short form
4. 9. Probably true but not certain
5. 11. A limiting condition on a claim
6. 13. To make a statement less harsh
7. 14. Are not in short form
8. 15. word showing simultaneous events
9. 16. from which place or source
10. 17. For this reason, therefore

Verticalement

1. 2. Showing differences between two ideas
2. 3. Something suggested but not directly stated
3. 4. Adding conditions or limits to a statement
4. 6. Adverb or conjunction of place
5. 8. Putting forward an idea cautiously
6. 10. Acknowledging a point made by others
7. 12. In a higher position
8. 13. A subtle variation in meaning