American lit

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Across
  1. 2. an earnest or humble request
  2. 4. the action of bringing someone under control
  3. 5. keeping watch for possible dangers
  4. 8. a forceful protest
  5. 9. begging someone for something humbly
Down
  1. 1. free or safe from injury
  2. 3. to make something seem less serious
  3. 4. to reject with much disdain
  4. 6. something worldly not supernatural
  5. 7. relating to the status of a couple