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Across
  1. 3. a metal or earthenware pot typically having a funnel-shaped top, used for spitting into.
  2. 5. (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
  3. 6. a pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory.
  4. 8. free from disturbance; calm.
  5. 9. a horizontal beam along the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are fastened.
  6. 10. a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.
Down
  1. 1. a painful collection of pus, usually caused by a bacterial infection.
  2. 2. bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
  3. 4. control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system)
  4. 7. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought