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Across 4. A SLOW CHANG; A STEP-BY-STEP CHANGE 7. TO MOVE A STEP IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION; TO IMPROVE; TO MOVE CLOSER TO A GOAL 8. CELSIUS; TEMPERATURE RATING ON THE THERMOMERTER MAD UP OF 100 DEGREE INTERVALS OR STEPS BETWEEN THE FREEZING AND BOLING POINTS OF WATER 9. TO REDUCE SOMEONE'S WORTH OR VALUE; TO MAKE SOMEONE STEP DOWN TO A LOWER POSITION OR RANK; TO MOVE DOWN A STEP IN SOCIAL STATUS 10. A STEP-BY-STEP SEQUENCE WITHIN A CONTINUOUS SERIES

Down 1. TO MOVE UP A STEP OR LEVEL; TO IMPROVE IN QUALITY 2. TO STRAY AWAY FROM THE MAIN TOPIC;TO STEP AWAY FROM TOPIC AND LOSE CLARITY; TO WANDER IN THOUGHTS OR IDEAS 3. TO GO BACK;TO MOVE BACKWARD; TO MOVE A STEP BACK 5. HOSTILE;PUSHY;STEPPING INTO SOMEONE'S SPACE WITH FORCEFUL ENERGY 6. TO MOVE UP A STEP IN EDUCATION (USUALLY OUT OF SCHOOL)