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Across 2. the growing excitement felt while awaiting a climax in a story 4. story of a person's life that they wrote themself 5. the condition of being in need of immediate help 6. careful thought, especially the process of reconsidering previous actions, events, or decisions 8. most frequent 11. a person, animal, or plant related to one that lived in the past 14. being tolerant of others views, beliefs, practices 15. active force or strength 16. topic or subject 17. lack of interest

Down 1. to take and idea or work and pass it off as your own 3. a particular evaluation of a situation or facts, especially from one person's point of view 7. to feel or experience empathy (ability to share another's emotions, thoughts or feelings) 9. feeling or showing no willingness or enthusiasm to do something 10. misfortune, wretched or troubled state 12. to make an account or description more interesting by inventing or exaggerating details 13. read carefully and correct