The outsiders

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Across
  1. 1. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
  2. 2. filled with horror or shock.
  3. 5. increase the power and efficiency of an engine or other machine.
  4. 7. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
  5. 9. drink alcohol, especially in large quantities.
  6. 11. the process of sweating.
  7. 12. a gun.
  8. 13. a privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction.
Down
  1. 1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
  2. 3. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
  3. 4. a rough young man, especially one who greases his hair back and is a member of a motorcycle gang.
  4. 6. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
  5. 8. a transitory ecological society of a developmental community : a seral community comparable to a society.
  6. 10. like, appreciate, or understand.
  7. 14. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.