40's & 50's

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Across
  1. 1. humorous or malicious deception
  2. 4. having or showing no skill
  3. 5. withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest
  4. 6. catch fire
  5. 7. rowdy
  6. 8. done with great care and thoroughness
  7. 9. unavoidable
  8. 10. imitation of a style with exaggeration for comic effect
  9. 11. group of words established by usage as having a meaning not based on the individual words themselves
  10. 13. express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words
  11. 14. a load, especially a heavy one
  12. 15. unfriendly
  13. 16. stupid or careless mistake
Down
  1. 1. the natural home or environment of a living thing
  2. 2. fire or light set in a prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration
  3. 3. create or perform spontaneously or without preparation
  4. 7. resulting in good
  5. 9. extremely large or great
  6. 10. subject (someone) to hostility or ill-treatment
  7. 12. dangerous