Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The prevailing psychological state
- 3 Across
- A native or inhabitant of ___
- 6 Across
- Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
- 8 Across
- An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant (plural)
- 10 Across
- An area of ___ ___ between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
- 12 Across
- The 2nd largest ___
- 16 Across
- Personal as opposed to real property
- 1 Down
- An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- 2 Down
- What we eat to get energy and grow
- 4 Down
- The string of islands between North America and South America
- 5 Down
- The shore of a sea or ocean
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- The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- 9 Down
- A ___ used to transport ___ from their homes to places of bondage (plural)
- 11 Down
- A native or inhabitant of ___ (plural)
- 13 Down
- A storyteller in West Africa (plural)
- 14 Down
- The end of life
- 15 Down