Crossword Puzzle Grid

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Across
  1. 3. to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles.
  2. 4. to postpone or delay
  3. 6. to engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or a rivalry
  4. 7. excited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness
  5. 8. to penetrate through space; too spread throughout
  6. 9. to use available evidence to from a conclusion
Down
  1. 1. the sharp striking of one thing against another
  2. 2. purpose
  3. 3. lasting for an indefinitely long time.
  4. 5. tending to delay or postpone