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Across
  1. 1. A bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals
  2. 4. The quality of being hot
  3. 5. A male of some horned animals, especially deer
  4. 7. A large gregarious waterbird with a long bill and an extensible throat pouch for scooping up fish.
  5. 8. A bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail
  6. 11. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to expansion of rapidly heated air
  7. 13. One having the spirit or bearing of a knight
  8. 16. Relating to the Celts or their languages
  9. 17. To cut into or through
  10. 19. A brave or experienced fighter
  11. 20. A male bovine animal
  12. 21. A type of music characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm
  13. 23. An animal of a large race of the brown bear native to North America
  14. 24. A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents
  15. 26. A term for a dromaeosaurid dinosaur or bird of prey
  16. 29. A nickname for someone who was at the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Down
  1. 2. A gray wolf with territory in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin
  2. 3. The power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious ro supernatural forces
  3. 6. An unorthodox or independent-minded person
  4. 9. A start around which the earth orbits
  5. 10. A ship constructed for carrying cargo on the Great Lakes
  6. 11. A person who makes a new track through wild country
  7. 12. A device with a small spike or spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel
  8. 14. A man who has magical powers, especially in legends and fairy tales
  9. 15. A fast sailing ship, especially with concave bows and raked mast
  10. 18. A small chunk of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth
  11. 22. A disk or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube which it moves up and down against a liquid or a gas
  12. 25. A large stinging wasp that typically nest in hollow trees
  13. 27. A horse bred or trained to have a distinctive lateral gait in which both legs on the same side are lifted together
  14. 28. The most important chess piece which a player must checkmate to win