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Across
  1. 3. a cat & rabbit hybrid on in Japanese anime
  2. 6. "Silly Rabbit, _____ are for kids!"
  3. 7. rabbits are not rodents, they are
  4. 9. baby rabbits are called
Down
  1. 1. largest Easter egg was 8k # & made chocolate and
  2. 2. egg-laying hare in a German legend
  3. 4. a playful, twisting leap bunnies do when happy
  4. 5. Easter is after the Paschal full moon, of the spring
  5. 8. treats took 27hrs. in 1953, now take on only 6mins.to make