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Let’s solve this crossword puzzle step by step. We’ll go clue by clue, matching the number of letters to the grid and using context from the book *Bud, Not Buddy* if needed — but most clues are general vocabulary.

We’ll start with Across clues first, then Down, filling in as we go.

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Across:

1. “Go through” → 8 letters → ENDURE? No, that’s not quite right. Wait — “go through” can mean EXPERIENCE, but that’s 9 letters. Hmm. Let’s look at the grid: #1 is 8 boxes long. Another word for “go through” is UNDERGO — 7 letters. Too short. What about PASS THROUGH? Too long. Maybe TRAVERSE? 8 letters! Yes — TRAVERSE fits. But let’s hold on — maybe it’s simpler. In kids’ crosswords, “go through” often = ENDURE (6) or SURVIVE (7). Wait — perhaps PROCEED? 7 letters. Still no. Let’s check other clues first and come back.

Actually — wait! Looking again: Clue 1 is 8 letters. Common answer: EXPERIEN… no. Maybe GO THROUGH as in RUN THROUGH? Not fitting. Let’s try a different approach — look at intersecting Down clues.

But let’s jump to easier ones.

4. “Smack” → 5 letters → SLAP (4), WHACK (5) → yes! WHACK fits. So 4 Across = WHACK

6. “Eaten violently” → 8 letters → DEVoured? DEVOUR is 6. GULPED DOWN? Too long. ATE RAPIDLY? No. Wait — “eaten violently” could be SWALLOWED? 9 letters. Hmm. Maybe CHOMPED? 7. Wait — what about MUNCHED? 7. Still not 8. Perhaps CONSUMED? 8 letters — yes! CONSUMED fits. But does it imply “violently”? Maybe not strongly. Another option: RAVENOUSLY? Too long. Let’s think of synonyms for “ate violently” — maybe DEVOURED — 8 letters! YES — DEVOURED. That works. So 6 Across = DEVOURED

12. “Puppet experts talking without moving their lips” → 13 letters → This is clearly VENTRILOQUISTS — 14 letters? Wait: V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T-S → 14 letters. But the grid shows 13 boxes? Let me count the grid for #12 Across — looking at the image description, it spans 13 squares? Actually, in standard puzzles, “ventriloquists” is 14, but maybe it’s VENTRILOquist singular? 13 letters! V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T → 13 letters. Perfect. So 12 Across = VENTRILOQUIST

14. “Stiff feeling” → 5 letters → NUMB? 4. TENSE? 5 — yes! TENSE fits. Or RIGID? Also 5. But “stiff feeling” — like when your leg falls asleep? That’s NUMBNESS — too long. Maybe TINGLE? 6. Wait — “stiff” as in sore muscles? SORE? 4. Hmm. Another idea: CRAMP? 5 letters — yes! CRAMP fits. Or SPASM? Also 5. But “stiff feeling” — perhaps ACHES? 5. Let’s see intersections later. For now, tentatively: CRAMP

Wait — actually, common phrase: “stiff feeling” after exercise = SORENESS — 8 letters. Too long. Maybe TIGHT? 5 — possible. Let’s keep going.

15. “Tiny” → 4 letters → SMALL? 5. LITTLE? 6. MINI? 4 — yes! MINI fits. Or TEENY? 5. ITSY? 4 — also possible. But “tiny” = SMALL is 5. Grid says 4 letters? Looking at clue 15: “Tiny” — and in the grid, #15 Across is 4 boxes? From the layout, yes — 4 letters. So MINI or ITSY. Let’s say MINI for now.

16. “Swinging loosely” → 7 letters → DANGLING? 8. SWAYING? 7 — yes! SWAYING fits. Or LOOSELY? 7 — but that’s an adverb. “Swinging loosely” — verb form? PENDULUM? Too long. FLAPPING? 8. I think SWAYING is best.

17. “loose pants” → 8 letters → BAGGY PANTS? Too long. Single word? SAGGY? 5. LOOSEFIT? Not real. Wait — slang: JODHPURS? No. Another idea: TROUSERS? 8 — but doesn’t mean loose. Perhaps BILLowy? 7. Hmm. Think of words for baggy clothing: OVERSIZE? 8 — yes! OVERSIZE fits. Or ROOMY? 5. Maybe SLACKS? 6 — but slacks are just pants, not necessarily loose. Wait — “loose pants” might refer to HAREMPANTS? Too long. Perhaps PALAZZO? 7. Let’s consider BAGGIEST? 8 — superlative. Possible. But maybe it’s SAGGING? 7. I’m stuck. Let’s look at Down clues for help.

18. “Resemblence” [sic] → 10 letters → Should be “resemblance”. Word: SIMILARITY? 10 letters — yes! SIMILARITY fits. Or LIKELINESS? 10 — but less direct. RESEMBLANCE itself is 11 letters. So probably SIMILARITY

19. “Weak” → 4 letters → FEEBLE? 6. FRAGILE? 7. SOFT? 4 — possible. WEAK is 4 — but that’s the clue. Synonym: LAZY? No. TIRED? 5. FRAIL? 5. DIM? 3. Wait — MEAGER? 6. Hmm. Maybe POOR? 4 — as in poor strength. Or LOW? 3. Another idea: WAN? 3. Perhaps SICK? 4 — sometimes means weak. But let’s think: in crosswords, “weak” = FEEB — no. Wait — INEPT? 5. Maybe SHAKY? 5. I’ll come back.

Now Down clues:

2. “Killed” → 5 letters → SLAIN? 5 — yes! SLAIN fits. Or ENDED? 5 — possible. MURDERED? 8. ASSASSINATED? Too long. SLAIN is good.

3. “Force” → 4 letters → POWER? 5. STRENGTH? 8. MIGHT? 5. PUSH? 4 — yes! PUSH fits. Or DRIVE? 5. IMPULSE? 7. So PUSH is likely.

5. “Bloody or violent” → 5 letters → GRUESOME? 8. VIOLENT? 7. BLOODY? 6. Wait — “bloody or violent” — adjective. SAVAGE? 6. FEROCIOUS? 9. Hmm. Maybe BRUTAL? 6. Still not 5. What 5-letter word means bloody/violent? GORY! 4 letters. Close. BLODY? Not a word. Wait — CARNAGE? 7. Perhaps WOUND? 5 — but that’s noun. Adjective: RAW? 3. I’m stuck. Let’s think differently — maybe RED? No. Another idea: HOT? No. Perhaps FIERCE? 6. Wait — ROUGH? 5 — can mean violent. Like “rough treatment”. Yes! ROUGH fits.

7. “Conveyed” → 8 letters → TRANSMITTED? 11. SENT? 4. DELIVERED? 9. COMMUNICATED? 12. Hmm. “Conveyed” as in expressed: EXPRESSED? 9. RELAYED? 7. PASSED ON? 8 letters if combined? PASSEDON — not valid. FORWARDED? 9. Wait — IMPARTED? 8 letters — yes! IMPARTED fits. Or DISCLOSED? 9. IMPARTED is good.

8. “Movement” → 8 letters → MOTION? 6. ACTION? 6. GESTURE? 7. SHIFT? 5. TRANSFER? 8 — yes! TRANSFER fits. Or RELOCATION? 10. PROGRESSION? 11. TRANSFER is plausible.

9. “Fought” → 5 letters → BATTLED? 7. CLASHED? 7. WARRIED? 7. FOUGHT is 6. Synonym: DUELED? 6. SKIRMISHED? 10. Wait — STRUGGLED? 9. Maybe MET? 3. Another idea: ENGAGED? 7. Perhaps TOOK ON? Not single word. Wait — HAD IT OUT? No. Let’s think: past tense of fight — fought. But clue is “fought”, so synonym. COMBATED? 8. CONFLICTED? 10. Hmm. Maybe BRAWLED? 7. I recall: in crosswords, “fought” = WRESTLED? 8. Still not 5. What 5-letter word? SCUFFLED? 8. SPARRED? 7. Wait — BOXED? 5 — yes! BOXED fits. As in fought with fists. Good.

10. “Rips” → 4 letters → TEARS? 5. SHREDS? 6. SPLITS? 6. RENDS? 5. Wait — “rips” as verb present tense? Then TEAR? 4 — yes! TEAR fits. Or SLIT? 4 — also possible. But “rips” plural noun? Then HOLES? 5. The clue is “Rips” — likely verb, so third person singular? But in crosswords, often base form. Clue says “Rips” — could be noun. If noun, 4 letters: SNAGS? 5. TARES? Not common. Perhaps GAPS? 4 — possible. But “rips” as in tears in fabric — HOLES is 5. Wait — SLOTS? 5. I think TEAR is best if verb, but it’s 4 letters and matches. Let’s go with TEAR.

11. “Small amount” → 4 letters → BIT? 3. TAD? 3. DOT? 3. SMIDGEN? 7. TRACE? 5. INKLING? 7. Wait — MODICUM? 7. Hmm. 4 letters: SCRAP? 5. DROP? 4 — yes! DROP fits. Or PINCH? 5. OUNCE? 5. GRAM? 4 — possible. But “small amount” — DROP is good. Or BIT is 3. Another: iota? 4 — yes! IOTA fits. Very small amount. So IOTA.

13. “Look” → 4 letters → SEE? 3. VIEW? 4 — yes! VIEW fits. Or GAZE? 4 — also possible. PEEK? 4. But “look” as noun or verb? Probably verb. LOOK itself is 4 — but that’s the clue. Synonym: SCAN? 4 — yes! SCAN fits. Or OBSERVE? 7. I think VIEW or SCAN. Let’s pick VIEW for now.

Now let’s fill in what we have and use intersections.

Start with 4 Across: WHACK (5 letters) — positions: row 1, columns 4-8? Need to map grid.

Since I don’t have exact grid coordinates, I’ll assume standard numbering.

Perhaps better to list all answers we’re confident in:

From above:

4 Across: WHACK
6 Across: DEVOURED
12 Across: VENTRILOQUIST
16 Across: SWAYING
18 Across: SIMILARITY

Down:

2 Down: SLAIN
3 Down: PUSH
5 Down: ROUGH
7 Down: IMPARTED
8 Down: TRANSFER
9 Down: BOXED
10 Down: TEAR
11 Down: IOTA
13 Down: VIEW

Now check Across 1: “Go through” — 8 letters. Intersects with Down 2 (SLAIN) at position? If 1 Across starts at top left, and 2 Down starts at same column, second letter of 1 Across is first letter of 2 Down? Typically in crosswords, 1 Across and 2 Down share the first square only if numbered together, but here they are separate numbers, so likely 2 Down starts below 1 Across.

Assume 1 Across is row 1, cols 1-8.

2 Down is col 5, rows 1-5? Since 2 is down from 1's fifth box? Standard puzzle: number indicates start of word.

Looking at typical layout: 1 Across is top row, 8 letters.

2 Down is probably starting at row 1, col 5 or something. But to save time, let’s use known intersections.

For example, 12 Across is VENTRILOQUIST (13 letters). It will intersect with several Down clues.

Similarly, 6 Across DEVOURED (8 letters) intersects with Down 5,6,7 etc.

But perhaps we can solve 1 Across now.

“Go through” — 8 letters. With Down 2 being SLAIN (5 letters), if 1 Across has its 5th letter as S (from SLAIN), then 1 Across: _ _ _ _ S _ _ _

What 8-letter word meaning “go through” with 5th letter S?

Options: PROCESS? 7 letters. PROGRESS? 8 letters — P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S — 5th letter is R, not S.

PASS THROUGH — too long.

ENDURE — 6.

SURVIVE — 7.

TRAVERSE — T-R-A-V-E-R-S-E — 8 letters, 5th letter E, not S.

PERUSE? 6.

READ THROUGH — not one word.

Another idea: EXAMINE? 7.

Wait — GO THROUGH as in RUN THROUGH — RUNTHROU — not valid.

Perhaps UNDERGO — 7 letters.

I recall: in some puzzles, “go through” = EXPERIEN — no.

Let’s think of words ending with “through” — but 8 letters total.

Another approach: “go through” can mean SUFFER — 6 letters.

Perhaps ENDURE is accepted as 6, but grid is 8.

Wait — maybe it’s WITHSTAND? 9 letters.

I’m stuck. Let’s look at 19 Across: “Weak” — 4 letters. Intersects with Down 13? 13 Down is VIEW (4 letters), which is down from 13 Across? 13 Across is “Look” — but 13 is listed under Down in the clue list? No, in the user input, "Down" section has 2,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,13 — so 13 is Down, not Across.

In the Across list, 13 is not there; Across has 1,4,6,12,14,15,16,17,18,19.

So 13 is Down: “Look” — 4 letters.

19 Across: “Weak” — 4 letters, and it may intersect with 13 Down if they cross.

Assume 19 Across is near bottom, 13 Down is vertical.

Perhaps 19 Across is FEEB — no.

Another common crossword answer for "weak" is LAZY — but that's not accurate.

Or SOFT — 4 letters.

Or DIM — 3.

Wait — WAN — 3.

Perhaps ILL — 3.

I think SOFT is possible.

But let's try to find 14 Across: "Stiff feeling" — 5 letters.

If we have 12 Across VENTRILOQUIST, it may intersect with 14 Across.

VENTRILOQUIST is 13 letters, so it spans many columns.

14 Across is "Stiff feeling" — 5 letters, likely intersects with Down 11 or 14.

Down 11 is IOTA (4 letters), Down 14 is not given — in Down list, up to 19, but 14 is not in Down; Down has 2,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,13 — so 14 is only Across.

Perhaps 14 Across is NUMB — but 4 letters.

Another idea: "stiff feeling" = CRAMP — 5 letters, as I thought earlier.

Or SPASM — 5.

Let's choose CRAMP for now.

15 Across: "Tiny" — 4 letters. Could be MINI or ITSY.

17 Across: "loose pants" — 8 letters. Earlier I had OVERSIZE, but let's think of another word: BAGGYFIT? Not real. SAGGYONE? No. Wait — in fashion, "loose pants" might be PALAZZOS — 8 letters! P-A-L-A-Z-Z-O-S — 8 letters. Yes! And it's a type of loose pants. Perfect. So 17 Across = PALAZZOS

Then 18 Across: "Resemblence" -> SIMILARITY (10 letters)

19 Across: "Weak" — 4 letters. Now, if 17 is PALAZZOS, 18 is SIMILARITY, 19 is below or next.

Perhaps 19 is FEEB — no.

Another common answer: INEPT — 5 letters.

Or POOR — 4 letters — as in poor condition.

Or LOW — 3.

I recall that in some puzzles, "weak" = SHAKY — 5.

Perhaps it's SICK — 4 letters.

Let's go with SICK for now.

Now back to 1 Across: "Go through" — 8 letters.

Let me search my memory: in crosswords, "go through" is often ENDURE (6), but for 8 letters, perhaps SURVIVED — 8 letters! S-U-R-V-I-V-E-D — 8 letters. And it means "go through" hardship. Yes! SURVIVED fits. And if it intersects with Down 2 SLAIN, the 5th letter of SURVIVED is I, and SLAIN starts with S, so if 2 Down is at position where 1 Across has 5th letter, it would be I vs S — conflict.

Unless 2 Down is not intersecting at that point.

Perhaps 1 Across is PROCEEDED — 9 letters.

Another idea: PASSEDTO — not valid.

Let's consider EXPERIENCED — 11 letters.

I think I found it: UNDERTOOK — 9 letters.

Perhaps WENTTHRO — no.

Wait — "go through" can mean READ — 4 letters.

I'm considering that "go through" might be SEARCH — 6.

Let's look online or recall: in many puzzles, "go through" for 8 letters is EXAMINED — 8 letters! E-X-A-M-I-N-E-D — 8 letters. And it means to go through carefully. Yes! EXAMINED fits. And if 2 Down is SLAIN, and if 1 Across 5th letter is I (EXAMINED: positions 1E,2X,3A,4M,5I,6N,7E,8D), so 5th letter I. If 2 Down starts at that square, it should be I, but SLAIN starts with S — conflict.

Unless 2 Down is not starting at that square.

In standard crossword numbering, 1 Across and 2 Down are adjacent but not necessarily sharing a letter unless specified.

Typically, 2 Down starts at the same row as 1 Across but in a different column.

To resolve this, let's assume that for 1 Across, "go through" = ENDURE is too short, so perhaps it's WITHSTOOD — 9 letters.

Another possibility: TRAVERSED — 9 letters.

I recall that "go through" can be SUBMITTED — 9.

Perhaps it's SUSTAINED — 9.

Let's try a different strategy. Look at Down 5: "Bloody or violent" — we said ROUGH (5 letters).

Down 6 is not given; Down list has 2,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,13 — so 6 is only Across.

6 Across is DEVOURED.

Down 7: "Conveyed" — IMPARTED (8 letters)

Down 8: "Movement" — TRANSFER (8 letters)

Down 9: "Fought" — BOXED (5 letters)

Down 10: "Rips" — TEAR (4 letters)

Down 11: "Small amount" — IOTA (4 letters)

Down 13: "Look" — VIEW (4 letters)

Now for 1 Across, let's consider that it might be EXPERIEN — no.

Perhaps "go through" = RUNACROSS — 9 letters.

I think I have it: GO THROUGH as in PASSOVER — 8 letters! P-A-S-S-O-V-E-R — 8 letters. And it means to go through or skip over. In religious context, but also general. And 5th letter is O. If 2 Down is SLAIN, and if it intersects at 5th position, O vs S — still conflict.

Unless 2 Down is not at that position.

Perhaps 2 Down is at the beginning of 1 Across? But usually not.

Another idea: "go through" = ENDURE is 6, but maybe the grid is 6? Let's double-check the user's image description.

The user said: "1. Go through" and in the grid, it's shown as 8 boxes? In the text, it's "1 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]" so 8 boxes.

Perhaps it's PROGRESS — 8 letters, P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S, 5th letter R.

If 2 Down is SLAIN, and it starts at row 1, col 5, then the first letter of 2 Down is the 5th letter of 1 Across, so must be S for SLAIN, but PROGRESS has R at 5th — not match.

What 8-letter word for "go through" with 5th letter S?

Let's list:
- Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- 5th letter S.

Words:
- BUSINESS? 8 letters, B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S — 5th letter N.
- SUCCESS? 7.
- POSSESS? 7.
- ASSESSED? 8, A-S-S-E-S-S-E-D — 5th letter S! Yes! A-S-S-E-S-S-E-D — positions: 1A,2S,3S,4E,5S,6S,7E,8D — 5th letter S. And "assessed" means evaluated or gone through. Is "assessed" a synonym for "go through"? In the sense of "go through a process", yes, like "the proposal was assessed". So ASSESSED could work.

And it fits the letter constraint if 2 Down is SLAIN starting at that square.

So 1 Across = ASSESSED

Then 2 Down = SLAIN — S at start, matches.

Perfect.

So 1 Across: ASSESSED

2 Down: SLAIN

3 Down: PUSH

4 Across: WHACK

5 Down: ROUGH

6 Across: DEVOURED

7 Down: IMPARTED

8 Down: TRANSFER

9 Down: BOXED

10 Down: TEAR

11 Down: IOTA

12 Across: VENTRILOQUIST

13 Down: VIEW

14 Across: "Stiff feeling" — 5 letters. Let's say CRAMP

15 Across: "Tiny" — 4 letters. MINI

16 Across: "Swinging loosely" — SWAYING

17 Across: "loose pants" — PALAZZOS

18 Across: "Resemblence" — SIMILARITY

19 Across: "Weak" — 4 letters. Let's say SOFT or SICK. But let's see if it intersects with anything.

Also, Down 14 is not given, but 14 is Across.

Down 15 not given.

Down 16 not given.

Down 17 not given.

Down 18 not given.

Down 19 not given.

In the Down list, only up to 13, but there are more down clues? In the user input, "Down" section has 2,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,13 — so only those are provided. The other down clues are not listed, so perhaps they are not required or are filled by across.

For 19 Across: "Weak" — 4 letters. Common answer is FEEB — no.

Another possibility: LAZY — but not accurate.

Or TIRED — 5.

I think SOFT is acceptable.

Or DIM — 3.

Perhaps WAN — 3.

Let's choose SOFT for 19 Across.

Now for 14 Across: "Stiff feeling" — 5 letters. CRAMP is good.

15 Across: "Tiny" — MINI

But let's verify with intersections.

For example, 12 Across VENTRILOQUIST will have letters that intersect with down clues.

Specifically, it may intersect with Down 11 IOTA, Down 13 VIEW, etc.

But since we have all clues, and most fit, let's compile the final answer.

So here are the answers:

Across:
1. ASSESSED
4. WHACK
6. DEVOURED
12. VENTRILOQUIST
14. CRAMP
15. MINI
16. SWAYING
17. PALAZZOS
18. SIMILARITY
19. SOFT

Down:
2. SLAIN
3. PUSH
5. ROUGH
7. IMPARTED
8. TRANSFER
9. BOXED
10. TEAR
11. IOTA
13. VIEW

Now, for 14 Across, is CRAMP correct? "Stiff feeling" — yes, muscle cramp causes stiff feeling.

15 Across: MINI for tiny — yes.

19 Across: SOFT for weak — a bit weak, but possible. Another option is POOR — 4 letters, as in poor health. Or LOW — 3. I think SOFT is ok.

Perhaps "weak" = INEPT — 5 letters, but grid is 4.

Another common answer: SHAKY — 5.

I recall that in some puzzles, "weak" = FEEB — not valid.

Perhaps SICK — 4 letters, and it can mean weak in health.

Let's change 19 to SICK.

So 19 Across: SICK

Now, all seem reasonable.

Final Answer:

Across:
1. ASSESSED
4. WHACK
6. DEVOURED
12. VENTRILOQUIST
14. CRAMP
15. MINI
16. SWAYING
17. PALAZZOS
18. SIMILARITY
19. SICK

Down:
2. SLAIN
3. PUSH
5. ROUGH
7. IMPARTED
8. TRANSFER
9. BOXED
10. TEAR
11. IOTA
13. VIEW

Note: Some answers might vary slightly based on puzzle design, but these fit the clues and letter counts.

Final Answer:
Across: 1.ASSESSED, 4.WHACK, 6.DEVOURED, 12.VENTRILOQUIST, 14.CRAMP, 15.MINI, 16.SWAYING, 17.PALAZZOS, 18.SIMILARITY, 19.SICK
Down: 2.SLAIN, 3.PUSH, 5.ROUGH, 7.IMPARTED, 8.TRANSFER, 9.BOXED, 10.TEAR, 11.IOTA, 13.VIEW