Across
- 6. Herb believed to have mystical properties, often used in cooking
- 8. A lonely guardian that speaks in flashes to the lost
- 9. A citizen of a nation founded on liberty, expansion, and the pursuit of manifest destiny
- 11. A unit of exchange whose value ebbs and flows with the pulse of geopolitical tides
Down
- 1. Weeping prophet of the Old Testament
- 2. A chase, both literal and metaphorical, requiring cunning and endurance
- 3. A swirling dance of precision, often considered the epitome of classical grace
- 4. The mind’s theater during slumber
- 5. A restless blue giant, both giver and taker of life
- 7. Where the gold lies in folklore
- 10. The ticking markers of existence, measured not only by time but by the accumulation of experience