Confusing Words Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Introduces a second element in comparison.
  2. 7. Also; to a higher degree.
  3. 8. Not tightly fixed in place.
  4. 10. The result of being affected by something.
  5. 12. A sweet course at the end of a meal.
  6. 14. It is.
  7. 15. The sum of one and one.
  8. 16. To take or leave out.
  9. 17. Possessive pronoun.
Down
  1. 1. To give or assign.
  2. 3. Not a word.
  3. 4. To not win.
  4. 5. To have an influence on or impact something.
  5. 6. A verb that means "to receive or believe."
  6. 9. At that time.
  7. 11. A dry and sandy place.
  8. 13. Moving in that direction.