Wordy Wednesday Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. The falling of leaves off of trees is the ______ that autumn is here.
  2. 6. Julius Caesar's tragic flaw of self-confidence led to his downfall.
  3. 7. As a book of her choice, the old lady had picked a ______ story of a little girl getting lost and not being able to find her family ever again.
  4. 11. During the mid 1900's, racial discrimination was extremely ______ to all of the African Americans.
  5. 12. She was such an extrovert that she was talking to literally every single person at the party.
Down
  1. 2. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird contains a short line from Charles Lamb. This is considered a ______.
  2. 3. After the intense argument, she felt a profound sense of emotional release and relief.
  3. 4. After they forgot their act on stage, everybody started to boo and throw stuff at them.
  4. 5. The employee's commanding and domineering attitude made it very difficult for others to work with him.
  5. 8. She tried to ______ his accomplishments in front of everyone at the dinner.
  6. 9. His excessive pride and arrogance caused him to make reckless decisions that led to a huge disaster.
  7. 10. The brother's ______ response shows that he was not really interested in what his sister had to say.