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Across
  1. 4. a place that is clogged or overcrowded
  2. 8. something that is very serious or terrible
  3. 9. when you prove an action is right or give reasons or excuses for doing it
  4. 10. having the freedom to choose what you do
  5. 11. a person who takes the first steps to do something
  6. 13. people who have the determination and ability to do things on their own
  7. 14. something that is started or made to happen
Down
  1. 1. when there is a shortage of food and many people go hungry
  2. 2. when you are ill or have allergies and your nose is stuffed up or your lungs contain fluid
  3. 3. when you show scorn or a lack of respect for someone
  4. 5. when you bring something into one country from another
  5. 6. on a map of the world or a globe, the distance north or south from the equator
  6. 7. a situation or object that has importance
  7. 12. something that is connected to a group's culture, customs, or beliefs