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Across 3. belonging to or maintained by the federal government 5. marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with one's friends or associates 9. resources (as money) available to a government, person, group, or business 10. something asked 11. not real : MADE-UP, IMAGINARY 13. marked by or given to caution 15. showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age 18. arousing a strong and usually shallow interest or emotional reaction 22. in particular 23. the process or power of digesting something and especially food 24. done just to be mean

Down 1. a brief or passing reference to something 2. a number (as ½, 3/4, or 3.323) that represents a number of equal parts of a whole or the division of one number by another 4. an act or process of changing place or position : MOVEMENT 6. a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface 7. the act of vaccinating 8. of great value or high price 12. viewed with regard to profit 14. the act of exhausting 15. the whole number of people living in a country or region 16. the act or process of suggesting 17. a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses 19. made, produced, or performed by human beings often following a natural model or process 20. marked by kindness and courtesy 21. the manner in which something is placed or arranged