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Solution

                 9
0 ...........inveSted............ [8]
1 .............coWards........... [7]
2 ...........suppOrters.......... [10]
3 ...............Recoil.......... [6]
4 ............neeDle............. [6]
5 ..........philoSophers......... [12]
6 ...............Manifest........ [8]
7 ............steAdily........... [8]
8 ............stoNes............. [6]

Crostic nine: SWORDSMAN

Definitions

Look up definitions in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

=> invested - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
=> cowards - English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
=> supporters - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
=> recoil - a movement back from an impact
=> needle - the leaf of a conifer
=> philosophers - a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
=> manifest - record in a ship's manifest
=> steadily - at a steady rate or pace
=> stones - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
=> swordsman - someone skilled at fencing

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