XII Social Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Continent known as the "Land Down Under"
  2. 3. Largest planet in our solar system
  3. 5. World's longest river
  4. 8. A word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning
  5. 11. The main character in a story
  6. 13. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
  7. 14. Fastest land animal
  8. 15. The punctuation mark used to indicate possession or contraction
  9. 16. the part of speech that describes a noun
  10. 17. Author of "Romeo and Juliet"
Down
  1. 2. A word with the opposite meaning of another word
  2. 4. The process by which plants make food using sunlight
  3. 6. Currency used in Japan
  4. 7. Instrument used to measure temperature
  5. 9. Chemical symbol for water
  6. 10. Capital of Australia
  7. 12. A comparison using 'like' or 'as'