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Across 2. the opposing sides meet head on with one usually overcoming the other 5. to refer to indirectly 6. threatening; like an evil omen 11. to disrespect or dishonor something considered sacred 12. to correct someone sharply; disapprove; condemn another's behavior 13. to make worse; worsen 15. an unbeliever 17. a product or economic good 20. to increase in intensity 21. that part of a story in which the characters, setting and sittuation are given 23. conflicts and problems occur leading up to a major confrontation 27. fit for the occasion 28. one's general way of thinking or feeling 30. a difficult time or situation 31. get rid of; to eliminate; to destroy 33. generations of the future; all of one's descendants 35. a group of signs and symptoms that occur together 39. a copy or imitation 43. to justify; to prove correct at a later time 44. gloomy, sullen 45. wise and trusted adviser 47. to modify or moderate; soften 48. the average person

Down 1. divine care or guidance; foresight 2. to come together 3. completely firm and unyielding 4. to decide; determine 7. to fill up; to spread evenly 8. to make calm or quiet 9. careful consideration 10. to set out on a venture 14. an accomplice or partner in wrongdoing 16. after the climax, lesser conflicts are resolved (usually) 18. to take in and incorporate as one's own, to conform or adapt (Resistance is Futile) 19. native to an area 22. direct ancestor; orginator of an ancestral lilne 24. gaining something unfairly, illegally, dishonestly or unethically 25. showing sincere remorse or guilt 26. to decrease gradually; to decline 29. overrun in large numbers 32. requiring great effort or endurance 34. to spread; to scatter; disperse 35. not open or direct; sly; crafty; noble 36. effecting a large number of people 37. fixed portion or share 38. a comparison of two unlike things without "like" or "as" 40. to desire to an excessive degree, esp. something belonging to another person 41. small common harmful or objectionable animals that are hard to control 42. to awaken from sleep 46. to fool or trick; person who is tricked/fooled