Long Way from Chicago Spelling crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a subject of study, line of work
  2. 3. prevent someone or something from doing something; keep under control or within limits
  3. 6. strict, precise, and exacting
  4. 7. material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.
  5. 8. blessing or prayer given at the end of a church service
  6. 10. to present to another
  7. 12. self respect
  8. 14. clean: free from dirt/bacteria
  9. 16. expectation; looking forward to
  10. 19. limited in extent, number, scope, or action.
  11. 21. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
  12. 22. question
  13. 23. device or gadget
  14. 24. area around a place; neighborhood
  15. 25. final part; end
Down
  1. 2. causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues
  2. 4. group of people w/ same interests
  3. 5. notice of death of a person
  4. 9. a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
  5. 11. an area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic
  6. 13. an advanced state of human society, where a high level of culture, science, and government has been reached
  7. 15. constrictor: a snake that kills by coiling around its prey and asphyxiating it
  8. 17. a device having holes punched in it or made of crossed wires for separating solid matter from a liquid
  9. 18. all the people born at the same time
  10. 20. contest, match