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Horizontal 1. 11. To swear. 3. 19. He would look after (temps imparfait) me. 5. 22. Liable to death (to the death penalty.) 7. 13. To retort. 11. 9. That way... 14. 23. Entertaining him! 15. 26. The mule, the dog, the hedgehog. 17. 10. The youngest child. 18. 12. Complacency, conceit, smugness. 20. 2. To lead a life. 21. 18. As long as I was young. 22. 7. Elsewhere. 25. 23. Your sentence will not be appealed. 27. 1. At the very beginning. 28. 5. Sooner or later. 29. 16. Their controversial dispute.

Vertical 2. 15. An old mule, puny and worn-out. 4. 20. So, if it were only up to me. 6. 24. To fill s.o. in (on the situation.) [No punctuation in French abbreviation.] 8. 14. Whatever it (she) may be. 9. 21. His disappointments, setbacks, trials and tribulations. 10. 22. What a time I spent... 12. 6. Because of our children. 13. 8. My life of wandering. 16. 25. Justice is blind (deaf.) 19. 21. To kill. 23. 17. Perfidy, treacherousness 24. 4. To get revenge (to "avenge oneself".) 26. 3. "This one here" (refering to the snake.)