Puzzle #1 - Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Displayed in a blocky, low-resolution format, as in early video games
  2. 6. The protagonist's last name across the original trilogy in Star Wars
  3. 7. Possessing a strong desire for success
  4. 10. Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
  5. 11. Narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
  6. 12. Singer of famous "New York, New York" that plays after each Yankees home game
  7. 15. Relating to the sky or heavens
  8. 16. The founder of Business Today, and speaker at opening remarks
Down
  1. 1. A six-point score in American football
  2. 3. A state of peace and calm
  3. 4. Combination of two companies into a single entity
  4. 5. German encryption device cracked by Alan Turing during WWII
  5. 8. Country with the second largest population in the world
  6. 9. Persistence in the state of difficulty
  7. 13. The longest river in Africa
  8. 14. Distant boundary between the Earth and the sky