It's A Small World, Jan 2013, Task A

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Across
  1. 4. difficult, heavy, demanding
  2. 6. to infer from something that is known, generalise
  3. 9. to gain votes
  4. 11. nearness in space or time
  5. 13. optimistic, upbeat, cheerful, confident
  6. 14. help, support, strengthen
  7. 15. extreme happiness, delight, ecstasy, exhilaration
Down
  1. 1. commanding, controlling, foremost
  2. 2. energetically, passionately, forcefully
  3. 3. collect, gather, amass, save
  4. 5. confirmation, proof, approval
  5. 7. highlight, emphasize, bring to attention
  6. 8. sudden, unexpected
  7. 10. extremely important, significant, influential
  8. 12. argue, quarrel, complain, object