Edward Hirsch: "As soon as something happens to us in America, everyone begins talking about healing. But before you heal, you have to _____."
8A
Over and done
9A
Exploits
Verticali
1D
Renowned
2D
Compensate (for)
3D
Far from refined
4D
Cliched
5D
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 'Lives of great men all remind us/ We can make our lives sublime,/ And, departing, leave behind us/ Footprints on the _____ of time."