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Across 1. a person from who you are descended 4. perfect or complete or pure 8. destroy completely, as if down to the roots 10. an agreement between countries 13. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation 14. the act of searching for something 15. burdened psychologically or mentally 18. an annoying or catastophic event 20. sharply exact or accurate or delimited 21. productive or conducive to producing in abundance 22. obeying the rules 24. the act of overthrowing or destroying, as a government 26. to break into parts or pieces 28. made hard or flexible especially by heat treatment 29. someone who offers opposition 32. abusive language used to express blame 35. inform positively and with certainty and confidence 36. legal document issued by a court or judicial officer 37. a public facility to meet for open discussion 38. paying particular note

Down 2. prepare for a battle 3. attempt by employing effort 5. heavily burdened with work or cares 6. weapons of a group/country 7. weight to be borne or conveyed 9. a disposition to behave forcefully and energetically 11. bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a cause or action 12. discuss the terms of an arrangement 16. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator 17. that which is inherited; from the generations before you 19. the means whereby an act is accomplished 23. stay on the same idea 25. a request to be present 27. the act of showing regard for others 30. again but in a new or different way 31. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something 33. flow over or cover completely 34. request earnestly; ask for aid or protection