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Across 1. a gleam, a sliver of light 3. a part, a piece 8. a simple story that illustrates a moral lesson, an allegory 9. a small hill, a mound 12. the light formed by an object’s heat 13. uncertainty 16. following, next in a sequence 18. solid and massive 19. a defensive wall, a stronghold 20. an intervention 25. repeatedly, tediously 27. tar-like rubble: small stones 28. self-satisfied, displaying selfish pleasure 29. pleading, imploring 31. twittered, chattered 32. revealing, betraying 35. a poisonous fish 37. with a light touch, barely; with restraint 40. Spanish a party 41. grabbed, pulled loose 42. tired 43. relavent 46. moved deceptively in an attempt to mislead or distract, often in a fight 47. diseased 48. a sail 49. with grooves, often as in a road 50. a gap

Down 2. resistant, unsusceptible 4. nervously, fearfully 5. a thing of no value 6. done with the risk of being wrong 7. charity 10. malicious, dangerous 11. insignificant, lacking solidity writhed: squirmed, twisted 14. the mouth of a river, where the tide meets a river 15. a steep slope 17. sides or edges flicked: moved lightly, sharply, and quickly 21. socially or culturally advanced 22. a guard who keeps watch 23. moving in a wavelike motion 24. poor, needy 26. put weight against something to hold it steady or balanced 29. heavily built, sturdy 30. a wet, soft mass designed to remedy a wound 33. a wearing down, a gradual destruction 34. skillfully 36. boding ill, ominous 38. a perforation, a hole 39. noun a shelter 43. prodding, provoking 44. a rip, a tear 45. a fermented milky drink made from the juice of a desert plant