Riddles

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Across
  1. 3. What disappears as soon as you say its name?
  2. 6. What bird do you associate with lifting weight?
  3. 7. You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
  4. 8. What is it that no one wants but no one wants to lose?
Down
  1. 1. What English word has three consecutive double letters?
  2. 2. What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
  3. 4. What is stronger than steel but can't handle the sun?
  4. 5. The more there is, the less you see. What am I?
  5. 7. I'm full of holes but strong as steel. What am I?