Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. Thinking about what is good in a situation, or showing optimism and confidence (8 letters)
  2. 6. Having the duty to take care of something or someone, and to be blamed if something goes wrong (11 letters)
  3. 7. To respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good (6 letters)
  4. 8. To try very hard to do something, even though it is very difficult (8 letters)
  5. 9. A plan designed to achieve a particular long-term aim, especially in business or war (8 letters)
  6. 11. An idea, feeling, or opinion that you get about someone or something (10 letters)
  7. 16. A group of people who work together for a particular purpose, such as a school or company (12 letters)
  8. 19. To suggest that someone or something is good and worth using or having (10 letters)
  9. 20. A device or situation that catches or holds someone or something so they cannot escape (4 letters)
  10. 22. The situation, events, or information that surround something and help you understand it (7 letters)
  11. 23. A highly developed state of human society, with its own culture, government, and way of life (12 letters)
  12. 24. The ability to make sensible decisions and judgments based on your knowledge and experience (6 letters)
Down
  1. 1. The process of improving or developing something over a period of time (8 letters)
  2. 2. To start a company, organization, system, etc. that is intended to exist for a long time (9 letters)
  3. 3. An unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous journey or experience (9 letters)
  4. 4. The quality of being different or having many different types (7 letters)
  5. 10. The state of no longer existing, especially as a species (10 letters)
  6. 12. A place to live, work, or stay in, especially for a short period of time (13 letters)
  7. 13. Useful to you because it saves you time, trouble, or money (10 letters)
  8. 14. The belief that you can do something well or succeed at something (10 letters)
  9. 15. Able to speak or write a language easily and accurately without hesitation (6 letters)
  10. 17. The group of people who have gathered together to watch or listen to a play, concert, speech, etc. (8 letters)
  11. 18. To copy data or a program from a computer network to your own computer or device (8 letters)
  12. 21. A state of peaceful existence and agreement between people or groups (7 letters)