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BestCrosswords.com - "Vocabulary 3" by Jim Lake on 4/12/2007 [moderate]
Across 9- Male religious persons living in a cloister and devoting themself to contemplation and prayer and work (5); 10- Bowing; the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behaviour with respect to another person (9); 11- Risk taker; someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement (7); 12- The range within which a voice can be heard (7); 13- Breath, considered as a life-giving force (Hinduism) (5); 15- (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind; a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance (3); 16- Indicates an affirmative response (3); 17- Decade; the base of the decimal system (3); 19- Amok; out of control; wild or frenzied (7); 20- Deoxyribonucleic acid, a substance present in nearly all living organisms as the carrier of genetic information; (see 29 across) (3); 23- Old salt; a dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road-making (3); 24- A street name for marijuana; a container in which plants are cultivated (3); 25- The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (5); 27- Acupressure; treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body (7); 29- A word formed from the initial letters of other words; like UNESCO (7); 32- To a tiresomely excessive degree; on and on and on (2,7); 33- Loathe; detest; regard with hatred (5);   Down 1- Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog (4); 2- A deficiency of red blood cells (6); 3- English for speakers of other languages; see 29 across (4); 4- Stern or gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour (4); 5- Philanthropic; well meaning and kindly (10); 6- An emperor of Russia before 1917 (with a 't') (4); 7- Uttered with enthusiasm (8); 8- Wise man; serve as a teacher or trusted counsellor (6); 13- Stroke or caress gently; a domesticated animal kept for companionship (3); 14- A device holding a tool in a lathe; a garden alcove with the sides and roof formed by trees or climbing plants (5); 15- Felt great rapture or delight; held spellbound (10); 16- A territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s (5); 18- Food; a substance that provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life and for growth (8); 21- Astern; At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aeroplane (3); 22- Scallywag; One who is playfully mischievous (6); 26- Political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948) (6); 28- Subjected to great tension; stretched tight (4); 29- The highest point of achievement or excellence (4); 30- Cut or gather; receive as a consequence of one's own or others' actions (4); 31- Forenoon; the time period between dawn and noon (4);