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Across
  1. 4. being truly so called; real or genuine
  2. 6. censure severely
  3. 7. the most powerful members of a society
  4. 8. a superior skill learned by study and practice
  5. 9. a sudden numbing dread
Down
  1. 1. hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  2. 2. work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  3. 3. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
  4. 5. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  5. 8. a short moral story