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Across: 1. 100 years 6. A symbol of a monarchy 7. A country with a king as head of state 8. A community of people smaller than a town 9. A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack 11. A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade 12. A place for the burial of a corpse marked by a tombstone)

Down: 1. A tract of land used for burials 2. A male religious devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work 3. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry 4. A fortified defensive structure 5. Some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion 8. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right 9. An emblem of Christianity 10. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war