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Across
  1. 3. express the sense of (words or text) in another language. move from one place or condition to another.
  2. 9. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
  3. 10. the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported. the action or practice of transporting convicts to a penal colony.
  4. 11. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of. the product of a transformation.
  5. 12. a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting.
  6. 15. a polysyllabic word.
  7. 16. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Down
  1. 1. a liquid, typically one based on ethylene glycol, that can be added to water to lower the freezing point, chiefly used in the radiator of a motor vehicle.
  2. 2. crossing the Atlantic. concerning countries on both sides of the Atlantic. relating to or situated on the other side of the Atlantic; British or European (from an American point of view).
  3. 4. contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices. not sociable; not wanting the company of others.
  4. 5. precede in time; come before (something) in date. indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date.
  5. 6. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head. coming before in time; earlier.
  6. 7. occurring before noon of or relating to the forenoon antemeridian chores at 9 o'clock — compare ante meridiem.
  7. 8. a synthetic resin in which the polymer units are linked by ester groups, used chiefly to make synthetic textile fibers. a fabric made from polyester fiber.
  8. 13. a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more.
  9. 14. knowing or using several languages. a person who knows and is able to use several languages.