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Across
  1. 4. full of energy and life
  2. 5. a type of round tent with a wooden frame, used traditionally as a home by some Central Asian
  3. 6. (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
  4. 7. far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote
  5. 8. harsh and difficult to live in
Down
  1. 1. showing a great deal of variety; very different
  2. 2. showing a great deal of variety; very different
  3. 3. live in or occupy