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Across 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that is ordinarily associated with one thing is applied to something else 3. the distance that light travels in one year 6. having or showing great interest or excitement 8. Rough and stormy; violent 9. the act or process of deciding or concluding by reasoning from evidence 10. a method of concealing military troops or equipment by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings 13. to deceive; hoodwink 15. offensively bold; rude 17. a conversation between two or more people 19. choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources 20. a number or symbol placed to the right of and above the expression 22. protected from disease naturally or by vaccination or inoculation 23. an order by a government prohibiting merchant ships from entering or leaving its ports 25. very strange or odd

Down 2. the repetition of same sounds 4. of or related to system of writing 5. something other than property passed down from preceding generations; a tradition 7. a member of military force that is not part of a regular army 11. exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; immoral or offensive 12. a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters or o.62 of mile 14. a protein produced in the blood or tissues 16. proper behavior or conduct; propriety 18. to grow or develop well or luxuriantly 21. a source of inconvenience or annoyance; a bother 24. a Hindu spiritual teacher