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VERTICAL

1. A story with an unhappy ending, particularly for the protagonist.

2. Out of sight; hidden.

3. A fanatically committed person.

4. Easily discerned; unsubtle; transparent.

5. The termination or extinction of something.

6. Difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

7. A note prefixed to a work of literature or art, signifying affection or esteem for a person or group.

8. To intentionally cause the death of another.

9. A tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs.

10. A rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs.

11. Fear, hatred, or distrust of foreigners.

12. The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook of a time period or generation.

13. Used to indicate the second of two alternatives.

HORIZONTAL

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1. The beginning; that which precedes all others.

2. A formal speech.

3. A number between ten and twenty.

4. A long, heavy coat.

5. To impede or hinder.

6. An agent of sure downfall.

7. A persistent, often melancholy, desire, craving or longing.

8. A writer, investigator, or presenter of news stories.

9. An element, soft, bright and silvery, used as an X-Ray source - atomic number 70.

10. A variation on a traditional shift cipher, using an alphabet key for more secure encoding.

11. A colorless, odorless gas - atomic number 54.

12. In a contrary or counterclockwise direction.

13. A liquor made from anise, with an extremely high alcohol content, allegedly toxic.

14. Something which is unknown.