Cozy Mystery Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. An excuse used to prove someone's innocence (5 letters)
  2. 5. What a mystery often is for the reader (6 letters)
  3. 7. What many characters have in their past (6 letters)
  4. 10. What often sets off the investigation in cozy mysteries (6 letters)
  5. 11. Someone who saw something crucial (7 letters)
  6. 12. To search for clues (10 letters)
  7. 13. The person who did the crime (7 letters)
  8. 14. Why the crime was committed (6 letters)
Down
  1. 1. The main character solving the mystery (6 letters)
  2. 2. A common setting for cozy mysteries (7 letters)
  3. 3. A piece of evidence (4 letters)
  4. 6. A classic means of murder in mysteries (6 letters)
  5. 7. A person who might have committed the crime (7 letters)
  6. 8. The central aspect of the genre (7 letters)
  7. 9. A person who solves crimes (9 letters)