Things Fall Apart

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Across
  1. 2. dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
  2. 7. type of drum made from wood
  3. 8. Country in Africa
  4. 11. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc
  5. 12. used or shared in common by everyone in a group
  6. 13. masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village
  7. 17. the act of consoling; comfort; solace
  8. 18. Laughter
  9. 21. official approval or sanction
  10. 23. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work
Down
  1. 1. a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use
  2. 3. worthless man
  3. 4. Oldest son to first wife
  4. 5. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of; to fake
  5. 6. having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
  6. 9. Ill-fated lad
  7. 10. foo food made from yams that serves a chief role in the annual Feast of the New Yam
  8. 14. Known as a leader
  9. 15. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
  10. 16. to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender
  11. 17. personal god
  12. 19. a continent
  13. 20. FirstWife
  14. 21. earth goddess
  15. 22. woman; also used for a man who has taken no title