In the grid above, the six letters in down words that don't mesh with across words are shown in red and spell HUMPTY reading across, while the six letters in across words that don't mesh with down words are shown in green and spell DUMPTY reading down. Those letters are in the same colors in the list of answer words below and are enclosed in square brackets in the words they don't mesh with. The thirteen letters that must be omitted before a word will fit in the grid are boldfaced and in parentheses; they spell HAD A GREAT FALL. An asterisk * indicates a proper name.

Across

1. CAS(H)IER
2. A DROI[ H]T
3. T(A)RGET
4. ENTER
5. PET UNIA
6. CATARRH
7. RA MROD
8. ADO PTED
9. POW(D)ERED
10. CREEL
11. OP(A)L[ Y]
12. M[ U]AIN
13. (G)RAZE
14. EPIC
15. S[ P]EINE
16. R[ T]OS TERS
17. DRAPE
18. PREDATES
19. DESI(R)E
20. E[ M]RAT
21. HO YD(E)N

Down

1. C H(A)RADE
2. MIS(T)REAT
3. PROD UC[ T
4. (F)ESTER[ P]
5. CASED
6. MIRTH
7. TRI P
8. RARE
9. G[ U]REENEST
10. ARENA
11. DERIDE
12. *TATI[ M]
13. PLAN(A)R
14. SH[ D]EAR
15. OOZE
16. ADORN
17. *COWPER
18. PE[ Y](L)OTA
19. DELE TES
20. DIETAR Y
21. POP(L)IN

Here are the answer words without adornment, except that the omitted letters are in parentheses:

Across

1. CAS(H)IER
2. ADROI[H]T
3. T(A)RGET
4. ENTER
5. PETUNIA
6. CATARRH
7. RAMROD
8. ADOPTED
9. POW(D)ERED
10. CREEL
11. OP(A)L[Y]
12. M[U]AIN
13. (G)RAZE
14. EPIC
15. S[P]EINE
16. R[T]OSTERS
17. DRAPE
18. PREDATES
19. DESI(R)E
20. E[M]RAT
21. HOYD(E)N

Down

1. CH(A)RADE
2. MIS(T)REAT
3. PRODUC[T]E
4. (F)ESTER[P]
5. CASED
6. MIRTH
7. TRIP
8. RARE
9. G[U]REENEST
10. ARENA
11. DERIDE
12. *TATI[M]
13. PLAN(A)R
14. SH[D]EAR
15. OOZE
16. ADORN
17. *COWPER
18. PE[Y](L)OTA
19. DELETES
20. DIETARY
21. POP(L)IN