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Across: 1. an important discovery or success that helps someone achieve or deal with something, e.g. cancer treatment 3. a short stop, e.g. to change planes or trains, made while en route to another destination 5. something, such as a vehicle, that is too badly damaged to be repaired 6. a store or shop that is one of a number owned by a particular company; also a store which sells overstocks and remainders at discount prices 8. food prepared for a meal but not eaten at that meal 11. a place where it is possible to leave one road -- often a main road -- and get onto another road 12. an attempt to stop bad or illegal behavior through the use of harsh or severe methods 15. the place in an airport where passengers go to announce that they have arrived for a flight and to weigh and tag their baggage for loading on the plane 18. to win a boxing match by rendering the other boxer unconscious or too dazed to continue; process of eliminating competitors in successive rounds of a tournament 20. when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly 22. the act of gaining control of a company 24. escape 26. in tournaments, a game involving two teams that have equal points to decide which one will advance to the next higher round 27. a delay; also a robbery, often involving violence or the threat of violence 28. a sudden, heavy rainstorm 32. illness or extreme fatigue due to overwork 34. the situation when all available tickets for a concert or other event have been sold 35. the act or event of ending a relationship 36. beginning 37. an accident involving several cars 38. person who watches for danger

Down: 2. strong expression of emotion, e.g. of grief, gratitude, or sympathy 4. public expression of strong disapproval or anger 7. permission to begin something 9. a product, that develops from another, more important product; similarly, a company or television series which grows out of a "parent" company or series 10. a secret warning; also the tossing and subsequent tapping of a basketball by one of the players to determine which team will initially control the ball 11. the total amount of money taken in by a business or company during a given period of time 13. the beginning of something, usually unpleasant or difficult to control, such as a war or an epidemic 14. an extra copy of computer data 16. a cheap ticket for a flight which is sold just before the flight is scheduled to leave if any seats remain available 17. someone who tries to make people admire them, but does this in such a way that other people find it annoying 19. the cost or process of maintaining something such as a building in good condition 21. the sale of all or part of a business 23. papers distributed in class which provide information about assignments or about the subject being dealt with in a presentation, lecture or class 25. a place one might go to be alone or to escape prying eyes 27. feelings of fear, anxiety or embarrassment about something, considered unnecessary or inappropriate by others 29. preparation for physical activity; limbering up the muscles, stretching, etc. 30. something that costs far too much money; poor value for the money 31. a reduction in the amount of money being spent; also a reduction in the number of people employed 33. the way in which things are organized or arranged