1. make a logical or causal connection

5. a county in southeastern England on the Thames

6. (of animals and plants) feeding on insects

9. the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide

10. the sport of gliding on skates

2. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

3. the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

4. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

7. get off the ground

8. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

11. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

12. drive something violently into a location