Crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. a writer or editor for a news medium
  2. 6. happy and lively
  3. 8. not engaged on either side
Down
  1. 1. a fastener on a gate or door
  2. 2. existing in large numbers
  3. 3. to press firmly and repeatedly with the hands and fingers
  4. 4. to start a fire burning
  5. 5. full of happiness and joy
  6. 6. strange, unknown or difficult to understand
  7. 7. to chew or eat