Puzzle 10 - 15x15 ... but it's not fantastic

OK. Here goes. This 15x15 themeless puzzle turned out not good enough to submit anywhere, I think. A few too many obscure crosses, for one thing, and a few total clunkers. Really - total clunkers. But it should be fun if you're willing to forgive a couple spots, or really a couple words, and if you use Google or just the letter-revealer for the one or two killer squares. Harder I will try, in the future, to avoid crossing proper nouns and archaisms.

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Puzzle 9 - 5x5

It's been a week since the last puzzle - too long. I've learned that puzzles this size, the regular mini size, are much much easier to make than ones even a little bit bigger.

Oh, also: I've also gotten close to finishing a full-size themeless. Might not be clean enough to submit to the Times, so I'll likely put it here. Zero readers, stay tuned.

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Puzzle 8 - 6x6

This one ... might be impossible if you don't know the proper nouns. But if you do, then it'll be fun hopefully. They're only clued in obscure-ish ways; the answers themselves aren't obscure. Except that rock. That one really might be tough (pun).

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