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Across
  1. 3. to cause to run off the rails.
  2. 5. a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals.
  3. 6. a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat.
  4. 7. a period of dryness that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth.
  5. 9. search and rescue.
  6. 12. the smallest country in Latin America.
  7. 13. made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
  8. 14. a fluid naturally secreted by a pine tree to seal over wounds.
Down
  1. 1. a vent in the crust of the earth from which molten or hot rock and steam issue.
  2. 2. a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing.
  3. 4. a force formed on a military pattern especially as a potential auxiliary military force; usually applied to forces formed by a government.
  4. 5. inflammation and photophobia caused by exposure of the eyes to ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
  5. 8. region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture.
  6. 10. a drink recommended by survival experts for valuable vitamins, minerals and uplifting flavor.
  7. 11. a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water.