The Word Puzzles

Ecclesiastes 7 (2)

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ACROSS
1. ___ bitter than death
5. Benign tumor of the skin
8. Matures
9. In this place
10. Sealed document
11. Otherwise
12. Registered
13. Verify the identity of
18. The ___ of fools
19. Inert gaseous element
21. Veinlike deposit
22. New Zealand parrot
23. Printer's measures
24. Separate article
DOWN
1. Mouth
2. Barbarous person
3. Restraint
4. Keep at a distance
5. ___ as the other
6. Scottish Gaelic
7. Requirement
9. Capital of Finland
13. Small island
14. Adverse fate
15. Finishes
16. Noteworthy achievement
17. Symbol of slavery
20. Vietnam