Unstressed consonants

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Across
  1. 3. Housed by parliament
  2. 8. poach it? grill it? smoked?
  3. 9. second month of the year
Down
  1. 1. celebratory drink
  2. 2. day before Thursday
  3. 4. red berry
  4. 5. Dip soldiers into it.
  5. 6. reject or disapprove
  6. 7. In America this would be Fall