Give me a break

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Across
  1. 4. a period of ten years
  2. 7. a college degree right after high school
  3. 8. a year between leaving school and starting university (that is usually spent travelling or working)
  4. 9. working on farms picking fruit or vegetables, or taking care of cattle for free accommodation in return.
Down
  1. 1. supporting a worthwhile cause, taking part in a wildlife conservation project, or a humanitarian action.
  2. 2. A group of eight respected colleges and universities in the northeast of the USA
  3. 3. in a foreign country
  4. 5. gaining professional experience while doing paid or unpaid work within a company
  5. 6. one university of the Ivy League