Long /a/- different graphemes

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Across
  1. 6. – To let someone down or break their trust. (6 letters)
  2. 8. – What you make with brushes and colours. (8 letters)
  3. 10. – A set of steps going up or down. (9 letters)
  4. 11. – What a king or queen is doing when they rule. (9 letters)
  5. 12. – Giving money for something you buy. (6 letters)
Down
  1. 1. – No longer tied up or locked. (9 letters)
  2. 2. – Stayed longer than you should have. (9 letters)
  3. 3. – To play something again. (6 letters)
  4. 4. – The number after seventeen. (8 letters)
  5. 5. – Finding out how heavy something is. (8 letters)
  6. 7. – The day before today. (9 letters)
  7. 9. – What you get when your hair is trimmed. (7 letters)