English Crossword time

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Across
  1. 2. to give permission to or for
  2. 4. newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.
  3. 5. an agreement between parties:made a bargain to take turns driving.
  4. 7. requiring great expense
  5. 8. no longer living
Down
  1. 1. moving or happening quickly
  2. 3. the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
  3. 6. an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action