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Across 5. to find not guilty or free from a charge 7. person who examines materials to remove parts that do not meet a set of standards 8. worthy of notice or remarkable;; prominent 9. to send off 11. showing keen judgement; wise person 13. careful attention to one's job; persistence 15. ready to fight; angry at war 16. completely empty space; an absence or emptiness 17. to grow well or thrive 20. not good or bad 21. to attempt to keep a bill from passing in a legislature by the use of excessive speeches 22. lively, active, or animated 24. pulled or drawn tight; emotionally or mentally strained

Down 1. based on an unproved idea 2. the small, flat surface on a tooth, stone, or gem; a part or phase 3. a mischievous person or animal 4. to list one by one 6. incapable of being overcome or beaten 10. quick to argue 12. to voice disapproval 13. a resistance to authority or an opposing force 14. a mound of earth used to prevent flooding or support a roadway 18. a rod or shaft around which some other part rotates or swings; to rotate 19. to hesitate; a strong feeling of ill will or resentment 23. type or kind