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Across 1. disadvantage 6. cautious 8. without people living there 11. impossible to remove 12. letter

Down 2. to quit smoking or drinking abruptly (2 words) 3. dried out 4. verdant, green, full of life 5. set in one's ways 7. growing 9. poor 10. peaceful