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Across
  1. 5. His had been simple - lift the blockade, no questions asked.
  2. 7. I scrambled through a thicket of blackberry bushes
  3. 8. When the Civil War came along, this area of the South opposed secession
  4. 9. the signed photo was a nice little memento of our visit
Down
  1. 1. The South
  2. 2. He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.
  3. 3. Abraham Lincoln hated slavery and became an advocate of abolitionism.
  4. 4. Small fish are vulnerable to predators
  5. 6. He may have a tough exterior but he's quite soft-hearted really