Technology and inventions, part 2

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Across
  1. 5. A big jump forward or upward.
  2. 7. Causing damage or injury; not good for health or the environment.
  3. 9. Willing to agree or believe; open-minded and tolerant.
  4. 13. A community of people living together and sharing laws and customs.
  5. 14. When two things are alike in some way.
  6. 15. To get something from a source or origin.
  7. 16. To improve something by making small changes.
Down
  1. 1. The same in size, number, value, or status; not different from another thing in any way.
  2. 2. You can say this about something, but others might disagree.
  3. 3. Next to or together with something or someone.
  4. 4. A shape or form used to make objects; also a type of fungus.
  5. 6. Something that is very important or meaningful.
  6. 8. To make a copy of something; to have babies (in biology).
  7. 10. The smallest unit of life in living organisms; also a small room in a prison or a monastery.
  8. 11. The act of identifying someone or something seen before; acknowledgment of achievement.
  9. 12. An extraordinary event that seems impossible or very lucky.