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Across
  1. 2. To bite or chew on something for a long time (4)
  2. 4. Someone who protects a person or a place (5)
  3. 5. Telling the truth and not stealing (6)
  4. 6. A cereal plant used to make flour (5)
  5. 8. Something unexpected that happens (8)
Down
  1. 1. To make something by putting parts together (5)
  2. 3. A very large mammal that lives in the sea (5)
  3. 4. A small garden statue that looks like a little man (5)
  4. 6. To spin or move around very quickly (5)
  5. 7. A person or book that shows the way (5)