Across

3. an acknowledgment of gratitude for a benefit received.

5. a formal agreement between two or more countries or organizations.

6. someone who undertakes a usu. long trip for a religious purpose, such as to visit a holy place.

7. a North American shrub growing in marshy ground and bearing a tart, red, edible berry, or the berry itself.

10. the gathering of ripe crops, the crops or the amount so gathered, or the season in which they are gathered.

12. feeling or showing appreciation for kindnesses or benefits; thankful.

Down

1. any sumptuous and elaborate meal, usu. for many people; banquet.

2. a territory governed by a distant country, often settled by citizens of that country.

4. a person who settles in a previously uninhabited or new area; colonist.

5. a large, originally North American bird with brownish feathers and a wattled head, now domesticated in many parts of the world.

6. a public procession of people or things, esp. on the occasion of a celebration or ceremony, and usu. including band music.

8. being the place of birth or origin.

9. the edible starchy, tuberous root of a tropical climbing plant, or the plant itself.

11. the season of the year between summer and winter, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the September equinox to the December solstice; fall.

12. juice that drips from cooking meat, or a sauce made by thickening and seasoning this juice.