Al wordsmasters Meet #2

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Across
  1. 2. of punishment or a person in authority) permissive, merciful, or tolerant
  2. 4. distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people
  3. 6. make a rapid tour of an area as part of a political campaign
  4. 7. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger
  5. 9. praise enthusiastically and publicly
  6. 13. a small valley, usually among trees
  7. 14. a person who manufactures articles of cast metal the owner or operator of a foundry
  8. 15. relating to a star or stars
  9. 16. damage the purity or integrity of; defile
  10. 17. any of various legal writs commanding a person to do something
  11. 18. restore (someone) to healthy or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction
Down
  1. 1. having an impetuous or quick-tempered nature
  2. 3. a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behavior.
  3. 5. the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
  4. 8. of getting rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
  5. 10. in poor condition
  6. 11. a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area
  7. 12. relaxed and tolerant in approach or manner