Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The solid part of the earth's surface
- 3 Across
- Action taken in return for an injury or offense
- 6 Across
- A process in which one or more substances are changed into others (plural)
- 7 Across
- Compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors (plural)
- 9 Across
- A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (plural)
- 10 Across
- A city in central Florida
- 12 Across
- Author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States
- 14 Across
- Calm time without war or fighting
- 16 Across
- Christian martyr
- 1 Down
- An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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- A city in north central France near Paris
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- European country whose capital is Berlin
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- Land of the free; the USA
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- A politically organized body of people under a single government (plural)
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- An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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- United States comic actor in silent films
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