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Across 3. growling fiercely, showing the teeth 7. sharp hooked or curved bony structures at the ends of fingers, toes, etc. 8. moved along at a steady pace; trotted 11. grinding, rubbing, or scraping against 12. following; tracking 13. white bone-like material of a tusk or teeth; of or like such in color 15. survive; endure 19. moving with a twisting or circling motion 21. having a bad reputation; notorious 23. rough; crude; forbidding; cruel; unfeeling 25. wanting; craving; wishing 27. made; contrived; constructed 28. male horses 29. cringing; drawing back as from fear 32. violently savage or cruel; wild 33. skillfully; cleverly 34. inherited; pertaining to one's forebears or antecedents 35. a fleeing or running away as from danger 39. see; observe 40. condition of pain or suffering; a calamity 42. standing upright 43. construct in the mind or imagination a story, poem, etc. 44. brag; make claims for one's own prowess, worth, etc. 45. wretched; unhappy; suffering

Down 1. set in pieces into the surface of another material to form a smooth surface 2. stretched tightly 4. protector; one who protects 5. tendons 6. gulped down; swallowed hurriedly 9. stared open-mouthed in wonder or surprise 10. turning or twisting; contorting 14. greatly enjoyed 16. afflictor; one who causes pain or suffering 17. cut or bite, wearing away slowly with the teeth 18. causing horror or disgust; grisly 20. muddy; dark; gloomy 22. the entrance or beginning point of something 24. under a spell or hex; charmed; enchanted 26. at once; without delay 30. trip or journey undertaken for religious purposes 31. alert; watchful 34. one who cause pain or suffering; tormentor 36. claws, especially of birds 37. long boards spanning walls and supporting a roof 38. grabbed suddenly 41. fens; morasses; swamps; marshes