Because of Winn-Dixie (Short and Long a)

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Across
  1. 4. a distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to a person:
  2. 6. part of a whole
  3. 8. a flat floatable structure used as a boat or floating
  4. 10. not fresh
  5. 11. to slow down or cause not to happen
  6. 12. separate or cause to separate into pieces because of a blow or shock
  7. 14. an artist's object made of wax
  8. 15. the belief that they can manipulate the natural or supernatural
  9. 17. a color between black and white
  10. 19. time that has gone by
  11. 20. to provide for purchase
  12. 21. solid material that is usually transparent or translucent, hard, and brittle
  13. 24. the sharp edge of an item
Down
  1. 1. suspended from above with the lower part dangling free:
  2. 2. a place where criminals are kept
  3. 3. mark with colored patches or marks that are not easily removed
  4. 5. to be scared
  5. 7. the condition in which things are happening or being done
  6. 9. a winner of a sport
  7. 11. cause something to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier:
  8. 13. fill with astonishment:
  9. 16. having or showing grace or elegance:
  10. 18. neither a "yes" or a "no"
  11. 22. a cut of meat sliced across the muscle fibers
  12. 23. to be stated as truth