Puzzle February 25, 2025

 

Across

    2  Selection by vote (8)

    6  Large crowd, often taking illegal, riotous, and destructive action (3)

    8  With nays, a recorded roll-call vote (4)

    9  Country where the people elect the head of state and the legislature; opposite of a monarchy (8)

  10  Federal legislature (8)

 

Down

    1  To add or change a document, e.g. adding the 14^th Amendment to the US Constitution (5)

    3  One of a small number of people, controlling a government, e.g. wealthy (8)

    4  Form of government set out in the US Constitution (9)

    5  Henry Knox headed this cabinet position under the secretary of war title for George Washington (7)

    7  US government branch that rules on constitutionality of laws (6)

 

Recuperating

 

Across 

    3  looking emaciated (5)

    5  site of D-Day landings (8)

    7  a diet which excludes all animal products (5)

    8  to carry out a plan (7)

  10  recuperating (10)

 

Down

    1  stimulant, spur (origin in chemistry) (8)

    2  political officeholder (9)

    4  ------- unto Caesar (6)

    6  burdensome (7)

    9  not subject to (6)

  10  stunt, hoax (4)

Rain-Bearing

 

Across

    1  mechanical or electro-mechanical machine for producing letters on paper (10)

    5  response, comeback, feedback (8)

    6  what morning coffee breaks are called in the UK (9)

    8  writers in this genre include Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie (9)

  10  viewpoint (7)

  12  Starr of the Beatles (5)

  13  official state modern musical instrument of Hawaii (7)

 

Down

    2  features a rain-bearing cloud and lightning (12)

    3  putting the blame on others, not yourself (10)

    4  January winters there average -13 degrees F; over 5 M square mile area of Russia (7)

    7  British actor in 1967 Casino Royale (5,5)

    9  Samuel L. Clemens's pen name (5)

  11  used often with a nozzle (4)