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Across 1. to chastise/ get on to/ caution 2. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing 4. unexpectedly/sudden 5. to gain/get 9. someone who goes against you 11. to set aside for 14. causing a rubbing away 16. to recognize or admit the truth or existence of something 17. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority

Down 1. a characteristic of someone/something 2. a playful trick or prank 3. at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart 5. to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly 6. a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based 7. to declare to be true 8. enough 10. to make hostile 12. active; lively; quick and well-coordinated 13. to give up power or responsibilities (formally) 15. very skilled; proficient; expert