1 2 3 4 1 _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ ACROSS 1) venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324) 2) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 3) any of numerous plants of the genus ____iolus native chiefly to tropical and south africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated 4) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots DOWN 1) small compact smooth-coated breed of asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle 2) the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast 3) an advantage held by a competitor in a race 4) the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring ** Scroll down for solution. ** Are you sure you want to peek? polo used glad sods