Olivia's Crossword, Week 8

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Across
  1. 5. The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way
  2. 7. Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent
  3. 8. bring order to
  4. 9. A written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject
  5. 10. A baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato sauce
  6. 11. One's family and relations
  7. 12. An account of a person's life written by that person
  8. 13. A thick soup containing vegetables and pasta
  9. 14. A dummy used to display clothes in a store window
Down
  1. 1. A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
  2. 2. A variety of pasta formed in narrow tubes
  3. 3. One of the most popular gods, the eighth and most important avatar or incarnation of Vishnu
  4. 4. A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
  5. 6. A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, esp. one put forward by an authoritative body
  6. 14. A Muslim place of worship