Across

1. 1It might be kicked down the road
2. 4Venetian island famed for its glassblowing
3. 7Carefully selected, as a museum collection
4. 8Beset by troubles, or by locusts
5. 9Peace pacts
6. 10Portions of stock
7. 11Switched-___ (activated, informally)

Down

1. 1Blue liqueur from a Caribbean island
2. 2Ranger who becomes king in Tolkien
3. 3Fundamental characters
4. 4Bark bits spread on a garden bed
5. 5Requires
6. 6What a bookie posts
7. 7Tax pros, for short