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Across
  1. 2. a station wagon shaped like a bus
  2. 3. a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation
  3. 4. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
  4. 8. an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects
  5. 9. the part of a person's mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers
  6. 12. a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger
  7. 13. having extreme physical sensitivity to particular substances or conditions
  8. 16. an oven that uses microwaves to cook or heat food
  9. 17. abnormally or extremely active
Down
  1. 1. a very large dose of a vitamin or drug
  2. 2. a large funnel-shaped device for amplifying and directing the voice
  3. 4. breathe or cause to breathe at an abnormally rapid rate
  4. 5. an extremely famous and successful performer or sports player
  5. 6. intricate surgery performed using miniaturized instruments and a microscope
  6. 7. a unit of information equal to one million or, strictly, 1,048,576 bytes
  7. 10. film containing microphotographs of a newspaper, catalogue, or other document
  8. 11. a large self-service shop selling foods and household goods
  9. 12. a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex
  10. 14. a dual carriageway with controlled access
  11. 15. a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers