Across

2. Stop beating around the and get to the point already!

6. Susan's cookies really made a at the Village Market. Everybody loved them!

7. You want to be a famous painter? That sounds like a dream!

8. When Ted was asked to perform at the high school dance, he was one happy .

11. When I ran into Mary at the mall, she gave me the cold .

12. Stop around! We've got work to do.

Down

1. If you need to learn something quickly, you can take a course.

2. I don't need an exact number right now. A figure is fine.

3. I always prefer cakes and cookies made from .

4. If there's one thing teachers hate, it's a guy.

5. It's nice when a boss gives you the for your ideas.

9. I have feelings about visiting Puerto Rico in August. On the one hand, it won't be too full of tourists. On the other hand, it will be very hot.

10. Susan is always helping others. She's got a heart of .

13. I don't know how I got talked taking a tour of Costa Rica during the rainy season.