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Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
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Across:

1. He ___d, as usual, to put all 10 plastic bags into his hands.
6. How are you ___ to get your groceries then?
7. You're not as sharp as you used to be, he told ___.
9. This used to ___ him, but now he just accepted it.
11. He always made a ___, but always forgot to put items on the ___.
12. --the same news media that reports a 2-cent increase or even a 1-cent ___.
14. And then he mentally ___ped himself.
17. He parked his car in the ___ and opened the trunk.
20. There were fresh, packaged broccoli, ___, eggplant, and squash.
21. Then he ___ slapped himself.
23. Milk, he thought, just isn't ___ enough.
24. He parked his car in the carport and opened the ___.
25. Sometimes they had a lot of ___ produce; sometimes they didn't.
29. This used to anger him, but now he just ___ed it.
31. The older you get, he told himself, the more you'd better ___ the fact....
33. Four ___ bags contained ___ items that were on Neil's list.
34. He managed to put all 10 bags into his hands and ___ them upstairs.
35. --the same news media that reports a 2‐cent ___ in gasoline prices or even a 1‐cent decrease.
36. --the same news media that reports a 2‐cent increase in ___ prices or even a 1‐cent decrease.

Down:

2. He used to buy 2 gallons of ___ milk for $3.59.
3. There were fresh, packaged broccoli, celery, ___, and squash.
4. You're not as ___ as you used to be.
5. You can still do all these boring ___ and errands.
8. What a ___ shopping is, he thought.
10. Once a week, Neil went ___ shopping.
13. You can still do all these boring chores and ___s.
15. The ___ alone filled up four plastic bags.
16. He drove to Albertson's, which sold milk by the ___.
18. Wait till you can't even walk up the stairs unless you use a ___.
19. The produce alone filled up four ___ bags.
21. He always ___ a list.
22. There were fresh, packaged ___ celery, eggplant, and squash.
26. Interestingly, the price of milk had ___ed in the last month.
27. Also, ___s of peaches, plums, and apples.
28. Yet, the news ___ was silent.
30. There were fresh, packaged broccoli, celery, eggplant, and ___.
32. Also, packages of peaches, ___s, and apples.