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Across
  1. 3. make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group.
  2. 4. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
  3. 8. the action or process of inducting someone to a position or organization.
  4. 10. blow up something with dynamite.
  5. 15. take someone away illegally
  6. 16. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
  7. 17. the action of saying words aloud to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape.
  8. 18. the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
Down
  1. 1. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
  2. 2. Past tense of equal.
  3. 3. a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal
  4. 5. the manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a particular context.
  5. 6. infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
  6. 7. relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.
  7. 9. indigestion.
  8. 11. difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease.
  9. 12. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
  10. 13. a high explosive consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
  11. 14. a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language
  12. 16. the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.