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Across 1. to attempt to keep a bill from passing in a legislature by the use of excessive speches 8. the small, flat surface on a tooth, stone, or gem; a part or phase 11. at war; ready to fight 12. to find not guilty or free from charge 13. lively, active, or animated 15. careful attention to one's job; persistence 17. worthy of notice or remarkable; prominent; a person who is worthy of notice 18. a mischievous person or animal 20. pulled or drawn tight; emotionally or mentally strained or tense 21. type of kind 22. a rod or shaft around which some other parts rotate or swings; to rotate of swing 23. wise or showing keen judgment; a wise person; an herb used for cooking 24. to grow well or thrive

Down 2. incapable of being overcome or beaten 3. to list one by one 4. a mound of earth used to prevent flooding, or support roadway. 5. quick to argue or quarrel 6. a resistance to authority or an opposing force 7. to hesitate to give or admit something; a strong feeling of ill will or resentment 9. based on an unproved idea 10. a completely empty space; an absence or emptiness; a machine for cleaning by use of suction; containing air or other gas at reduced pressure 14. a person who examines materials to remove parts that do no meet a set of standards; to examine for the purpose of removing material that does not meet a set of standards 15. to send off; act of sending off; speed; a quickly sent written message 16. not good or bad; commonplace 19. to voice disapproval in a mild way