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Across 1. a metallic vein, a body of ore 4. formally precis or proper 6. foreboding evil, threatening 8. to stoop or bend low 10. self-satisfied 13. of a disease, universal, widely distributed 16. evoking or deserving pitty 17. a cruel and oppressive ruler 19. to shake with a slight but rapid motion, vibrate 21. inward curvature of the legs 22. the state of being mentally awake to one's surroundings 25. a primative dwelling 27. the portion of food that a cow returns from the first stomach to mouth to chew a second time 29. that one does not actually possess 33. employ endearments or flatterly to persuade someone to do something or give one something 34. unrelieved weight of inert objects 35. a fundamental, primary, or general law 36. to set free 37. a prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg 38. defeat thoroughly 41. wretchlessly bad 42. to laugh quietly 43. one who kills or killing of a king 44. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a building or a town to get a surrender

Down 2. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country 3. a small part of a room set back from the main part 5. a low wall or railing at the edge of a bridge 7. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 8. to agree together; especially secretly to do something wrong or evil 9. sour curdled milk 10. the act of comforting that which comforts solace encouragements 11. the utter of a female cow 12. displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness 14. to burn with very hot liquid or steam 15. random, out of the blue 18. to charge with a crime or fault 20. of great interest 22. brought together into a single whole 23. to draw air into the nose 24. to sit or stand lazily 26. a person exercising absolute power 28. to regard with contempt 30. to mimic or copy 31. to tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear 32. loathsome 39. prissy, to have an attitude 40. grains hulled and coarsely ground (hominy)