Puzzle 175

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Across
  1. 2. To cook in hot oil or fat
  2. 4. A person who writes books or articles
  3. 7. An ancient Phoenician city in present-day Lebanon
  4. 10. The upper part of the legs when sitting
  5. 11. A large fortified building or residence
  6. 14. A connection between two things
  7. 15. To change position or go somewhere else
  8. 16. A small shellfish often eaten as seafood
  9. 17. Extending far down from the surface
Down
  1. 1. A companion of Paul in the New Testament
  2. 2. An aquatic animal with gills and fins
  3. 3. A large farm for raising animals
  4. 5. To get into one's possession
  5. 6. To rush forward or to ask for payment
  6. 8. The time just after sunset
  7. 9. A coastal Mayan archaeological site in Mexico
  8. 12. The pointed or rounded end of something
  9. 13. Hard to find or catch
  10. 16. Tiny grains of rock found on beaches and deserts
  11. 18. Land covered with grass for grazing animals