Babbler Crossword 1/20/23

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Across
  1. 1. - This verb means to shorten or reduce, specifically by dropping digits after the decimal point.
  2. 4. - This was one of the original names of Zero.
  3. 5. - This activity, commonly done around campfires, is considered one of the world's oldest forms of art.
  4. 6. - Hip x 2
  5. 9. - Napoleon lost this battle
  6. 11. - Though "Nut" is in the name, peanuts are actually one of these.
  7. 12. - Appeal to reason derived from emotions or feeling.
  8. 14. - These numbers are made up of taking the square root of a negative number.
  9. 15. - Rome founder #1
  10. 17. - Appeal to reason derived from a person or institution's character.
Down
  1. 2. - When you mix imaginary and regular numbers, you get this kind of number.
  2. 3. - Wasps burrow into these to complete their life cycle, laying their eggs inside, and then being digested.
  3. 4. - The study of solving codes and ciphers.
  4. 7. - Rome founder #2
  5. 8. - Duck x 2
  6. 10. - This statutory holiday (observed the Monday that this crossword is published) first took place in Alberta in 1990.
  7. 11. - Derived from Weeping/Tearful, a Christian hymn.
  8. 13. - A very fine avian, large American sporting event
  9. 16. - Appeal to reason derived from logic.