Story 206a
Crossword
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4. The exhausted runner ___ed to the ground after finishing the marathon in a personal best of 3 hours and 13 minutes. 5. Angry children often ___ their bedroom doors to demonstrate their anger. 7. A charge or some excitement, as in you 'You will get a ___ out of this.' 8. After you drive slowly through a construction site, you will often see a traffic sign that says '___ speed.' 11. Owner. 12. DMV stands for Department of Motor ___s. 18. Attached to a tractor (or an ox), a ___ is a tool that a farmer uses to break up the soil for planting. 20. If a husband has an affair, it is sure to ___ his marriage. 21. A ___ sign is a triangular traffic sign that requires you to slow down and look before continuing. 22. Dogs ___ cats. Lawyers ___ ambulances. Men ___ women. 23. ___s work at little booths in malls and on sidewalks trying to sell various things to people walking by. 25. The runaway shopping cart ___d my car when it hit my car. 26. Tourists like to go to Yellowstone National Park to see the ___s shooting out of the ground where the hot springs are.
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1. To seek, as in 'She will ___ a career in advertising.' 2. Although a person's life can be interesting, a person's day is usually ___. It is about the same as the day before and the day after. 3. Some little old people who drive can barely see over the ___ wheel. 6. The opposite of 'major.' A ___ problem. A ___ illness. 9. An old car with a bad engine might ___ smoke and oil all over the streets. 10. In a panic, some drivers hit the gas pedal instead of the ___ pedal. 13. Firemen often use fire ___s, which are usually on sidewalks. Dogs like to use fire ___s too. 14. Drivers should have liability and ___ insurance. There are ___s between cars in every city every day. 15. An ___ driver is often a paramedic too. 16. No parents want to think that they, or their children, are ___s. Success is important to everyone. 17. Don't raise your voice at, ___ at, scream at, or curse your children. (Well, try not to.) 19. Moonshine. Scotch. Bourbon. ___ Pete's. A strong alcoholic drink. 24. At night, in the dark, a military guard might say '___! Who goes there?' if he hears a strange noise.
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