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Across
  1. 2. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition
  2. 4. a state of great disturbance confusion or uncertainty
  3. 6. facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
  4. 8. a thing that is not what it is surported to be
  5. 9. speak or shout at length in a wild impassioned way
  6. 11. a dramatic entertainment originating in Roman mime in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music
  7. 12. a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous
  8. 13. strengthen or support an object or substance
  9. 14. of a person or their appearance or behavior lacking good manners refinement or grace
  10. 15. a or arduous search for something
  11. 17. a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
  12. 19. pleasantly smooth or soft free from harshness
Down
  1. 1. the state of being private and away from other people
  2. 3. the relative social professional or other standing of someone or something
  3. 5. a line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis
  4. 6. diminish the worth or value of a quality or achievement
  5. 7. done happening or chosen without method or conscious decision
  6. 10. make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack
  7. 12. characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time
  8. 16. steal or misappropriate
  9. 18. affected by lethargy sluggish and apathetic