CGGORDON

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Across
  1. 2. make or become less.
  2. 3. a twisted position.
  3. 4. open resistance; bold disobedience.
  4. 8. a narrow opening or fissure, esp. in a rock or wall.
  5. 9. a piece of embroidery worked in various stitches as a specimen of skill, typically containing the alphabet and some mottoes.
Down
  1. 1. a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
  2. 3. a mixture of various ingredients or elements.
  3. 5. a bold or daring feat.
  4. 6. neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
  5. 7. scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed.