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Across 3. provoking or intending to provoke mirth or humor 8. the state of being exposed to injury, pain, or loss 9. to subject to a penalty for an offense or wrongdoing 11. a twisting threadlike structure by which a twining plant grasps an object of a plant for support 12. ground on which grass or other vegetation grows 14. to move in a sudden sweep 15. a practice followed by people of a particular group or region 17. one who shapes, molds, or fashions with artistry ans precision 19. disposed to inflict pain and suffering 20. an elaborate, sumptous meal or feast 22. to make allowancefor; forgive 24. pressing or urgent need 25. customary manner or practice

Down 1. moral obligation 2. to wither or parch with intense heat 4. an effort or attempt 5. to reprimand or criticize harshly, usually angrily 6. to keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured 7. a fugitive from the law; a habitual criminal 10. a small, short-handled ax for use in one hand 13. the condition of being enslaved by a conqueror 16. the offering of something false as real or true 18. of inferior size, strength, or significance 19. to climb with difficulty, especially on all fours 21. a black subtance, consisting chiefly of carbon particles formed by incomplete combustion of burning matter 23. the superior of a monastery