The Game

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Across
  1. 2. A flat surface that often bears items of importance.
  2. 7. A collective term for living, breathing beings.
  3. 8. A contest of strategy, skill, or chance.
  4. 10. A first name famously tied to Sherlock's "The Woman."
  5. 11. The sphere we inhabit, teeming with life.
  6. 12. A definitive negation or denial.
  7. 13. The fleeting moment between past and future.
  8. 14. Long journeys of purpose, often for treasure.
  9. 15. The risks and rewards of any contest.
  10. 18. Beneath the surface, often hidden.
  11. 19. What you might do when sharing secrets.
  12. 22. A word suggesting an alternative or additional option.
  13. 24. Immediately following in sequence.
  14. 25. Entangled or deeply connected to a situation.
  15. 26. The unspoken or written guide to order.
  16. 27. A cryptic challenge to tease the mind.
  17. 28. An essential piece of information for deduction.
  18. 29. A game requiring precision and patience on a felt surface.
Down
  1. 1. The number that spells victory in a casino.
  2. 3. Conundrums demanding solutions.
  3. 4. The word you hear when entering a gracious host’s domain.
  4. 5. The origin point of all things.
  5. 6. What Sherlock plays with his rivals.
  6. 9. A preposition indicating relation.
  7. 11. A word denoting accompaniment or inclusion.
  8. 14. Phrases or sentences demanding answers.
  9. 15. The action of initiating something new.
  10. 16. A demand or inquiry for clarification.
  11. 17. Slick and unpleasant to the touch.
  12. 20. To uncover or bring to light.
  13. 21. A definitive refusal to ever allow.
  14. 23. Elevated in position, status, or risk.
  15. 26. Opposite of imaginary or fictional.