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Across 2. to find not guilty or free from a charge 6. careful attention to one's job; persistence 10. to grow well or thrive 12. ready to fight; angry or at war 13. a mound of earth used to prevent flooding or to support a roadway 15. wise or showing keen judgement; a wise person 19. to send off or the act of sending off 21. a completely empty space 22. small flat surface on a tooth, stone, or gem; a part or phase 24. to list one by one

Down 1. to attempt to keep a bill from passing in a legislature by the use of excessive speech 3. incapable of being overcome or beaten 4. based on a unproven idea 5. lively, active, or animated 7. quick to argue or quarrel 8. to voice disapproval in a mild way 9. a resistance to authority or an opposing force 11. worthy of notice or remarkable; prominent 14. not good or bad 16. a mischievous person or animal 17. a rod or shaft around which some other part rotates or swings 18. to hesitate to give or admit something 20. person who examines materials to remove parts that do not meet a set of standards 23. pulled or drawn tight; 24. type or kind