My crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
  2. 4. a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants
  3. 5. a serious disagreement or argument
  4. 6. the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
  5. 12. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
  6. 13. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
  7. 15. action, The section of a story that leads to the climax
  8. 16. a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
Down
  1. 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
  2. 2. a firm decision to do or not to do something
  3. 7. A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
  4. 8. an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption.
  5. 9. action the period of time in a story that follows the climax and begins to clarify the narrative, release tension, and wrap things up for the characters.
  6. 10. A word that is used to describe a state or action
  7. 11. a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
  8. 14. Something that is a person, place, or thing