cw053

Across:
1.	Because the driver ___d the detour sign, he ended up driving off the end of the damaged bridge.
4.	A security system will fail if it has ___ safeguards.
7.	We can solve the gang problem most ___ by chopping gang members' hands off.
8.	The plastic ___ helped drain fluids from the patient's body.
10.	Americans are divided on many ___s, from abortion to gun control to the war in Iraq.
11.	It is illegal to ___ motor oil down a storm drain. (But has anyone ever been caught?)
13.	Eleanor Roosevelt's alcoholic father ___d that he would take her to Paris, but it was just an empty ___.
14.	In the famous book, "Frankenstein," the ___ has no name at all; "Frankenstein" is the name of the doctor.
15.	A doctor without ___ will eventually be without patients.
16.	A ___ without principles will be kicked out of school.

Down:
1.	Are the 15 members of the LA City Council a bunch of ___s? They protect citizens from trans-fats instead of from gang members.
2.	The dog ___ed at the cat, and the cat hissed at the dog.
3.	The Naval Academy graduate wanted to play pro football, but he had to ___ his 5-year military obligation first.
5.	The Bush ___ was in bed with the oil companies for 8 years.
6.	Without self-___ and perseverance, a person will never excel at anything.
8.	The Republicans say that the US has a huge ___ of oil on the outer continental shelf that is available immediately.
9.	Mary is a volunteer teaching ___ at CEC who taught English in China for 30 years. (An amazing woman.)
12.	The ___ T-shirts saying "Obama Nation" were the same price as the small and medium T-shirts.