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Across
  1. 3. every cloud has a silver ... (every difficult or sad situation has a comforting or more hopeful aspect, even though this may not be immediately apparent)
  2. 5. to put it ... (used for saying that something is much more extreme than your words suggest) e.g.It has been a remarkable day, to put it ...
  3. 7. laws ... specific field (restoration work, sale of firearms)
  4. 8. don't give a ... (you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all)
Down
  1. 1. to put it in a ... (to explain a long or complicated idea, story, etc. in a quick and simple way)
  2. 2. famous for something considered bad
  3. 4. along the ... (during the time that something is happening)e.g. If you have been closely monitoring the project along the ... and preventing costs and timescales coming adrift from the plan, this should not be necessary.
  4. 6. ... off - to less significantly (numbers of app users ... off lately)