1. Squeezed tightly between the fingers
7. Gave temporarily
8. Angle between a stalk and branchlet
10. Large musical group
12. Twelve in Roman numerals
13. Even (poetic)
14. Luster
15. Anagram of "Pie"
17. South-southeast
20. Exalts
23. Part of a chromosome
24. Long periods of time
25. Amaze
1. A beautiful and graceful girl
2. Cuts into something
3. The utmost degree
4. Possesses
5. Annex
6. Nearly hopeless
7. Liquid oxygen
9. Local Area Network
11. A resin used in incense
15. Comes from a chicken
16. Humble request
18. Dispatch
19. S
21. Drench
22. French for "Fire"