Riddles style

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Across
  1. 3. A tiny bite, a gentle chew, consuming snacks, both new and true. What is this?
  2. 4. To slip away, to be no more, a prize or game, forever on the floor. What's the verb?
  3. 5. A short respite, a doze's art, to catch up, with a beating heart. What is this?
  4. 6. A balance struck, a careful sight, that weighs the deeds, both dark and light. What is it?
  5. 8. In mouth I flow, a helping hand, in digestion's dance, throughout the land. What am I?
Down
  1. 1. The echoes ring, the actions' might, what comes next, in the fading light. What is it?
  2. 2. I cleanse and shine, a household friend, yet leave a lather, a frothy trend. What am I?
  3. 5. A fluid force, a tiny blast, that seeds the ground, or kisses fast. What is this?
  4. 7. A tongue's embrace, a quick reward, leaving a taste on land or hoard. What do I do?