I Wonder...

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Across
  1. 3. this word can be found on page 287 in the line: Here I was looking for ________ and metaphors and, um ... sometimes a duck is just a duck!
  2. 4. a synonym of the words shimmer and shine
  3. 6. this word can be found on page 174 in the line: ...they were basically too nice to not acknowledge my presence...
Down
  1. 1. the place at which a speaker stands (eg. in debating)
  2. 2. the sense of pain and pleasure combined
  3. 5. a synonym for the word flipping as in flipping through a book