Caster's Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. profitable, lucrative
  2. 4. to send off or away with speed
  3. 7. for the particular or specific purpose; especially
  4. 11. characterize by cleverness or originality of invention or construction
  5. 12. to condemn or censure openly and publicly
  6. 13. clothing
  7. 15. quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating
  8. 16. extremely hungery
Down
  1. 2. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert
  2. 3. to misrepresent damagingly
  3. 5. to press together; to force less space
  4. 6. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
  5. 8. occurring, done, or completed an instant
  6. 9. to crowd around
  7. 10. to plunge into water; to drench
  8. 11. without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit
  9. 14. a clumsy, stupid person; lout
  10. 17. to irritate, annoy, or exasperate