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Other Materials by Elizabeth Claire: American Manners and Customs #1 Classroom Teacher s ESL Survival Kit #1 Classroom Teacher s ESL Survival Kit #2 Dangerous English 2000! Easy English NEWS Easy Songs for English Language Learners ESL Holiday Activities Kit ESL Phonics For All Ages: A series of six books plus Audio CDs ESL Teacher s Activities Kit ESL Wonder Workbook #1: This Is Me ESL Wonder Workbook #2: All Around Me Just-a-Minute! Kristina, 1904; The Greenhorn Girl The New Boy Is Lost! Three Little Words: a, an, and the What s So Funny? ‛

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Contents The History of Crossword Puzzles

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What is a Crossword Puzzle?

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Puzzle Practice

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Common Expressions in Puzzle Clues

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Common Two-Letter Words

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States, Capitals, and Abbreviations

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Contractions

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Common Abbreviations

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More Abbreviations

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U.S. Presidents

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Holidays and Events in the U.S.

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Crossword Puzzles

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Answers to Crossword Puzzles

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The History of Crossword Puzzles Crossword puzzles are the most popular word puzzle in the world. More than 40 million people in the U.S. do crossword puzzles every day.

It didn’t look like today’s crossword puzzles. It had no black squares. Wynne called it a “word cross puzzle.”

In the 1920’s people started going crazy Crossword puzzles are all over! You will find about doing crosswords. Stores sold crossword puzzles with everything from clothing to jewelry. crossword puzzles in most newspapers. People lost their jobs because of doing crossword The history of crossword puzzles is not very puzzles at work! long. They have only been around for a hundred In 1924, the first book of crossword puzzles years. The first ones were made in England. was published. Arthur Wynne invented the crossword Many crossword puzzles have themes. That puzzle. It grew out of the word square puzzle. He is, many of the words are related to a central idea. published the first crossword puzzle in The New Easy English NEWS crossword puzzles themes York World on December 21, 1913. were based on stories in the newspaper, and holidays of the month they were published.


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What is a Crossword Puzzle? A crossword puzzle is a word puzzle* in a grid* of black and white squares. The goal* is to write one letter in each white square to make the words given by clues*. The black squares tell where the word ends. This kind of puzzle is very popular. People buy magazines full of puzzles. Today, puzzles are often used in schools to help build vocabulary and spelling. Puzzles are a popular way to pass time while waiting or traveling. This book has beginner puzzles that have been specially made for English language learners.

One way to do a cross word puzzle a. Read the clue for number 1 ACROSS. b. Write the answer, starting in square number one in the puzzle. c. Write one letter in each blank square. The number of blank squares tells you how many letters are in the word. d. Use capital* letters. Print carefully. e. Use a pencil so you can erase letters if you made a mistake f. If you don’t know the answer to number one, skip it* and go to the next clue. g. Then read the clues for number 1 DOWN h. The letter in the answer for 1 ACROSS will be the same beg inning letter for 1 DOWN.

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ACROSS 1. A language that people speak in the U.S.A.

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DOWN 1. Not dif ficult; simple WORD HEL P capital noun. Uppercase letter; opposite of small letter. clue noun. Hint, definition. goal noun. Purpose; reason to do something. grid noun. A rectangle with squares. puzzle noun. A game in which you have to find the answers. skip verb. Leave until later.

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Puzzle Practice ACROSS

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1. The title of this book is Easy English Crossword ________. 7. Monkey, chimpanzee, or gorilla 8. Frozen water 9. A male sheep 11. Love, hate, sadness, or anger 14. Road (abbreviation) 15. Tennessee (abbreviation)

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DOWN 1. You write on this. 2. Opposite of down 3. Nothing; three, two, one, ___ 4. The speed ____ is 55 miles per hour. 5. Initials for Elizabeth Claire 6. Past participle of see 10. Preposition: He lives ___ 134 Main Street. 12. Medical Doctor (abbreviation) 13. Preposition: Dinner is __ the table.

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Helpful Hints a. Do all the words ACROSS that you can do. (Skip the ones you can’t do.) b. Then do all the words DOWN that you can do. (Skip the ones you can’t do.) c. Then try the words across again. You will have more letters to help you. d. If the clue is plural, the answer will be plural. Example: Boy children = sons e. Ask a friend for help. For example, “What’s a four letter word that means nothing?” f. When you have done all you can, check the answers. © Elizabeth Claire, Inc. 2010 Easy English Crossword Puzzles

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Common Expressions in Puzzle Clues A kind of: a kind of fish = tuna, salmon, etc. abbreviation: A short way to write a word: Road (abbreviation)

preposition: A part of speech. at, in, on, to, with, by, for, near, under, over, etc. I’ll meet you __ three o’clock. Roman numeral for:

af firmative word: A word meaning yes: yes, OK,

yeah. article: A little word before a noun: a, an, or the. having to do with: Related to. Having to do with medicine = medical initials: The first letter in a word. Initials for Jane Doe = J .D. L atin term: Et cetera, etc. (and others of the same kind.)

one = I two = II three = III four = IV five = V six = VI

seven = VII eight = VIII nine = IX ten = X fifteen = XV twenty = XX

ninety-five = VC ninety-nine = IC one hundred = C one hundred ten = CX five hundred = D one thousand = M

negative word: A word meaning no: Not, no,

never, nothing, nowhere, nay

same as: the exact same answer. Number 8

DOWN is the same as number 3 ACROSS objective form of: The form of a pronoun when it receives the action of a verb or a preposition. Subject forms Objective forms: Ime he him he her we - us they - them

short name for: A short name for Emily = Em short word for: A short word for Internet is net. similar to: Like, almost the same sound: Sound made by a cow = moo

opposite of: The opposite of up is down.

title: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Dr.

past participle: The form of a verb that is used with have, has, had. The past participle of see is seen.

verb: BE: am, is, are. verb: Past form of BE: was, were word ending: ing, ed, es, ese

past tense of: The past tense form of see is saw.

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Common Two-Letter Words There are 44 common two-letter words in English. Many of them are used in the crossword puzzles in this book.

Ad Short form for advertisement. He put an ad

in the newspaper. Am Verb. I ama student. An Article before a word beginning with a vowel; an apple As Adverb. He ran as fast as he could. At Preposition; near, by. He sat at the table. Ax A large cutting tool. He used an ax to cut down the tree. (Sometimes spelled axe) Be Verb. I want to be a teacher. By Preposition; near, at; done with the help of a person. She sat by me. The book was written

by Elizabeth Claire. Do Verb. Please do your homework. Ed Short form for Edward. Abbreviation for

editor El

Short for elevated train. We rode the el to

My Possessive word. This is my puzzle book. No A negative word; the opposite of yes. Of Preposition; belonging to, about; The leg of Oh On Or

the table is broken. Think of a way to fix it. A word to show surprise. Oh! It’s snowing! Preposition; atop of. The book is on the table. Conjunction; either this or that. Do you want milk or tea? A cry of pain; ouch.

Ow Ox Large male of the cattle family used for farm work. Oz The imaginary land of a famous story and movie: The Wizard of Oz. Pa Father; Ma’s husband Pi A letter of the Greek alphabet used as a math term (the symbol is π) for the number 3.14285...

134th Street. Re Regarding; about. I’mwriting to you re the Em Short name for Emily. order you sent to us. Usually used in writing, Et Latin word for and. We saw birds, geese, not speaking. monkeys, elephants, etc. at the zoo. Et cetera Si Yes, in Spanish = and other things. So Adverb. I love you so much, it hurts me. Ev Short name for Evelyn Go Hi If In Is

Ti Move in a direction. Let’s go to the park. To Friendly way to say hello. Conditional word. If you help me, I can do it. Preposition. Put this money in your pocket. Up Verb. He is my best friend.

A musical note: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do Preposition: in the direction of. We went to

the park. The direction toward the sky; opposite of

down. It Pronoun for a thing. Give it to Jane. L a A musical note: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do L o Exclamation. Lo and behold—A pot of gold

Us Objective pronoun; you and me. Please take

us to the movies. We Pronoun, plural; You and I.

was in the cave. Ma Short word for mother Me Objective form of I. Give it to me. Mi A musical note: do re me fa sol la ti do © Elizabeth Claire, Inc. 2010 Easy English Crossword Puzzles

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States, Capitals, and Abbreviations Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

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Montgomery Juneau Phoenix Little Rock

California CA Colorado CO Connecticut CT

Sacramento Denver Hartford

Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

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Dover Tallahassee Atlanta Honolulu

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

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Boise Springfield Indianapolis Des Moines Topeka Frankfort

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Maine ME Maryland MD Massachusetts MA Michigan MI Minnesota MN Mississippi MS Missouri MO Montana MT

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Augusta Annapolis Boston Lansing St. Paul Jackson Jefferson City Helena

Nebraska Nevada

NE NV New Hampshire NH New Jersey NJ New Mexico NM New York NY North CarolinaNC North Dakota ND

Lincoln Carson City Concord Trenton Santa Fe Albany Raleigh Bismarck

Ohio OH Oklahoma OK Oregon OR Pennsylvania PA Rhode Island RI South Carolina SC South Dakota SD

Columbus Oklahoma City Salem Harrisburg Providence Columbia Pierre

Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia

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Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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Nashville Austin Salt Lake City Montpelier Richmond Olympia Charleston Madison Cheyenne


Contractions isn’t aren’t

= is not = are not

we’re they’re

= we are = they are

wasn’t weren’t

= was not = were not

I’ve you’ve

= I have = you have

won’t don’t doesn’t

= will not = do not = does not

he’s she’s

hasn’t haven’t hadn’t

= has not = have not = had not

it’s we’ve they’ve

= he has (the same as he is) = she has (the same as she is) = it has (the same as it is) = we have = they have

can’t couldn’t wouldn’t shouldn’t

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mustn’t

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I’ll you’ll he’ll she’ll they’ll we’ll

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I will you will he will she will they will we will

I’m you’re he’s she’s it’s

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that’s what’s

= that is = what is

I’d you’d he’d she’d it’d we’d they’d

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I had or I would you had or you would he had or he would she had or she would it had or it would we had or we would they had or they would

cannot could not would not should not

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Common Abbreviations Mr. Mrs. Dr. Sr. J r.

Mister Mistress [missiz] Doctor Senior, Sister junior

St. Capt. Prof.

Saint Captain Professor

Pres. V.P. M.D. P.h.D. R.N. CEO

President Vice President Medical Doctor doctor Registered Murse Chief Executive Of ficer

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday morning afternoon year hour minute second January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Anno Domini, in the year of our

B.C. B.C.E. C.E.

lord. That is, since the birth of Jesus Before Christ Before the Common Era Common Era

St. Ave. Rd. Dr. Pl. Ter. Ct. Hwy. Apt. Blvd.

street avenue road drive Place Terrace Court highway apartment boulevard

Fl. Rm. No. Ste. Dept. Bldg. U. Ft.

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north east south west northeast northwest southeast southwest

O. L. R. Mt. U.N. U.S. U.S.A.

ocean lake river mountain United Nations United States United States of America

room number suite [sweet] department building university fort


More Abbreviations AA ABC AC AK A

Alcoholics Anonymous Already Been Chewed Air Conditioning Also Known As

ASAP ATM B&B BC BCE

As Soon As Possible Automated Teller Machine Bed and Breakfast Before Christ or Because Before the Common Era

BLT BM BYOB

Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato Bowel Movement Bring Your Own Bottle (beverage: wine, beer, etc.) Central Standard Time Eastern Standard Time

CST EST ET ETA FY I GM ID IQ J FK MC ML K MO

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PDA PI PI N POA

Personal Data Assistant or Public Display of Affection Private Investigator Personal Identification Number Power Of Attorney

PR PS PSI PST Q&A

Public Relations Post Script Pounds per Square Inch Pacific Standard Time Question and Answer

R&R RI P RSVP

Rest and Relaxation Rest in Peace

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Extra Terrestrial (from outer space) Estimated Time of Arrival SPF For Your Information TBA General Manager TBD Identification TGI F TL C Intelligence Quotient TM I John F. Kennedy Master of Ceremonies UFO Martin Luther King, Jr. Modus Operandi (Latin for “style, VI P WASP manner”) Y TD Manuscript Not in my backyard Orange Juice Peanut Butter and Jelly Politically Correct

Réspondez S’il Vous Plaît (French for “Please reply”) Standard Operating Procedure Save Our Ship Sun Protection Factor To Be Announced To Be Determined / Decided Thank God It’s Friday Tender Loving Care Too Much Information Unidentified Flying Object Very Important Person White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Year To Date


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U.S. Presidents 1

George Washington

1789-1797

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Benjamin Harrison

1889-1893

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John Adams

1797-1801

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Grover Cleveland

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Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809

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William McKinley

1897-1901

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James Madison

1809-1817

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James Monroe

1817-1825

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Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909

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William Howard Taft 1909-1913

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John Quincy Adams 1825-1829

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Woodrow Wilson

1913-1921

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Andrew Jackson

1829-1837

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Warren G. Harding

1921-1923

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Martin Van Buren

1837-1841

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Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929

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William Henry Harrison

4-April 4, 1841

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Herbert Hoover

1929-1933

1841-1845

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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

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Harry S. Truman

1945-1953

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James K. Polk

1845-1849

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Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961

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Zachary Taylor

1849-1850

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John F. Kennedy

1961-1963

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Millard Fillmore

1850-1853

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Franklin Pierce

1853-1857

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Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969

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James Buchanan

1857-1861

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Richard M. Nixon

1969-1974

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Gerald R. Ford

1974-1977

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Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865

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Jimmy Carter

1977-1981

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Andrew Johnson

1865-1869

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Ronald Reagan

1981-1989

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Ulysses S. Grant

1869-1877

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Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

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George H. W. Bush

1989-1993

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James A. Gar field

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Bill Clinton

1993-2001

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George W. Bush

2001-2009

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Barack Obama

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Grover Cleveland

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Holidays and Events in the U.S. • New Year’s Day January 1 • Martin L uther K ing, J r. Day 3rd Monday in January • Groundhog Day February 2 • L incoln’s Birthday February 12 • Valentine’s Day February 14 • Presidents Day & Washington’s Birthday 3rd Monday in February • Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) February or March • Ash Wednesday/L ent begins February or March • African American Heritage Month February • St. Patrick’s Day March 17 • Good Friday March or April • Easter Sunday March or April • Passover March or April • Spring begins March 22 • Women’s History Month March • April Fools’ Day April 1 • Income Tax Deadline April 15 • Earth Day April 22 • Adminstrative Professionals Day April 25 • Cinco de Mayo May 5 • Mother’s Day 2nd Sunday in May • Armed Forces Day 3rd Saturday in May • Memorial Day Last Monday in May • Asian-American Heritage Month May • Flag Day June 14 • Father’s Day 3rd Sunday in June • Summer begins June 21 • Independence Day July 4 • Women’s Suffrage Day August 26 • L abor Day 1st Monday in Sept • Patriot Day (9/11 Anniversary) September 11 • Grandparents’ Day 1st Sunday after Labor Day • Citizenship Day September 17 • Fall begins September 21 • Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 14 • Rosh Hashanah September or October • Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October • Halloween October 31 • All Saints’ Day November 1 • All Souls’ Day November 2 • Veterans’ Day November 11 • Election Day 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November • Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November • Black Friday The day after Thanksgiving • American-I ndian Heritage Month November • Winter begins December 21 • Christmas Day December 25 • Hanukkah (Chanukah) December • K wanzaa December 26 - Jan 1 English • New Year’s Eve © Elizabeth Claire, Inc. 2010 Easy December 31 Crossword Puzzles

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Crossword #1 ACROSS

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1. People who go to school

1. Place to learn

7. Verb: I __ thinking.

2. A dog can wag its __.

9. A walking stick

3. Opposite of over

10. Either this __ that

4. Delaware (abbreviation)

11. Girl’s name, short for Susan

5. Opposite of yes

12. Past form of hide

6. Real; factual; honest

13. To join together

7. Season in September; fall

14. Made from vegetable oil; margarine

8. Is introduced to a new person

16. You and I

11. Drink slowly

17. To place something somewhere

15. Opposite of 3 DOWN

18. Registered nurse (abbreviation)

16. She is ____ a new dress today.

20. Woman: Miss, Mrs., or _ _

19. United _______ of America

21. Louisiana (abbreviation)

22. Not with someone; by oneself

23. Wish or hope for; desire

23. People eat, sleep, ___, and play.

25. First Monday in September (two words)

24. North Dakota (abbreviation)

29. Police officer (slang)

26. Monkeys

30. Rhode Island (abbreviation)

27. Affirmative answer; opposite of no

31. Give information

28. Sticky liquid; it holds things together

32. Number: ___, two, three, four

29. A type of fish

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34. Each (abbreviation)

35. School furniture 36. Cars need ___. 37. Pronoun for a man

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1. White root vegetable. Eat them mashed, baked, or fried. 8. I (object form) 10. Native Americans 11. Body part 12. Northeast (abbreviation) 13. Registered Nurse (abbreviation) 14. Center part of an ear of corn 17. Move 18. He was hungry ___ a horse. 19. Fruit for pie 21. Long room 22. Small, green vegetable in a pod 23. Water from the sky 25. I __ not hungry. (verb) 26. Dad 27. Past form of bite 28. Fuel for a car 30. Easy English NEWS (abbreviation) 31. School furniture 33. Type of tree 35. We hear with this. 36. Sound of satisfaction 37. Liquid foods 38. Sweet potato’s cousin

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Large fruits from Puerto Rico or Hawaii Single; number less than two Touchdown (abbreviation) We breathe this. Small orange fruits Not under Key on a computer keyboard to get you out of (escape from) a program Same as 8 across Food from a hen Pound (abbreviation) Citrus fruits: lemon, grapefruit, and ___ Environmental Protection Agency (abbreviation) Northern state Same as 22 across Friendly hello Very near. Sit __ the table. Verb: He is going to __ a doctor. She’s ___ pretty as a picture. Very large bird from Australia Not wet Pronoun for a girl And there it is! (A term used in old poetry)

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1. Good-looking; America the _______

1. Able to speak two languages

7. Girl’s name

2. A continent; name of a country

8. Say something that is not true

3. Old customs, habits, and ways of doing

9. Part of the body between the shoulder and the hand

things 4. Groups of people who are related to each

10. Color; the U.S. flag is ___, white, and blue.

other 5. Holiday on the first Monday of September

11. Japanese island famous from a World War II battle: ___ Jima 13. Big

(two words) 6. A place of higher education; it may have several colleges

15. A kitten grows into a ___

12. Washington (abbreviation)

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tion (abbreviation) 17. United States of America (abbreviation)

18. It falls from the sky in winter. 20. To act like a vegetable; to sleep or relax all day, watch TV, etc: ___ out

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21. Article: I want ___ easy way to learn

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26. Southeast (abbreviation)

23. Sound of pain or sadness (Yiddish)

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25. Opposite of winning 28. Preposition: I’ll meet you

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