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Across
  1. 2. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
  2. 3. demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
  3. 4. to feel drained of energy or vitality
  4. 5. soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
  5. 7. occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War
  6. 8. the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
Down
  1. 1. the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
  2. 5. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
  3. 6. shedding its leaves annually
  4. 8. rude in a mean-spirited and surly way