Level 253 Solution

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Solution Grid

1 O
2 A
3 F
R
A
I
D
S
O
T
4 S
T
O
N
5 E
R
T
C
I
E
H
6 S
C
O
U
R
7 G
E
O
H
A
M
8 Y
E
A
R

Across

2. AFRAID
  • Fearful
  • Frightened
  • Scared
  • Frozen, maybe
  • Far from fearless
4. STONE
  • Rocker since the '60s, familiarly
  • Medium for Michelangelo
  • Pebble or boulder
  • Nectarine center
  • Gem
6. SCOURGE
  • Plague
  • Whip
  • Bane
  • Cause of calamity
  • Attila, to God?
8. YEAR
  • Once around the sun
  • Calendar span
  • Twelve months
  • Orbital period
  • Wine bottle datum

Down

1. OSTRICH
  • Largest living bird
  • Large flightless bird
  • Runner with big eggs
  • Flightless bird
  • Big bird
3. FOSTER
  • Encourage
  • Nurture
  • Promote
  • Kind of child or parent
  • "Old Folks at Home" composer
5. ECHO
  • Reverberate
  • Reverberation
  • Repeat
  • Resound
  • Canyon sound
7. GAME
  • Willing
  • Up for it
  • Ready and willing
  • Ready for anything
  • Hunter's quarry

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