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Across 4. having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation 5. to overcome the distrust or hostility of 8. hissing. 9. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify 10. unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals 11. with the mouth wide open, 12. to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements

Down 1. a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work 2. return of like for like; reprisal 3. to adhere closely; stick; cling 6. a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition 7. influence by trickery, flattery