Across
- 4. hole, underwater cavity, deep pool, abyss, hollow.
- 6. jinx, malediction, ban, damnation.
- 8. basket, woven creel, wicker basket, container.
Down
- 1. damming, water diversion, draining the creek.
- 2. eel, monstrous eel, colossal water snake.
- 3. myth, folklore, origin story, fable.
- 5. apparition, ghost, restless soul, wraith, specter.
- 7. rocks, jet-black stones, petrified figures.