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Click on a number in the GRID (not in the Clues) to see the clue/s for that number. The clue appears at top left, above the grid. Type your answer into the empty BOX. Click on "Enter" to place your word into the grid. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter/s. Click on "Check," below the grid, to check your answer/s. eslyes.com ... (c) Mike Carlson
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Across:

1. Yours lasted longest, but now it's kicked the ___.
3. During one month the previous ___, he used the air-conditioner 10 days.
4. Two circuit breakers had switched ___, so he switched them back on.
8. At 11:30, just before he ___ to bed, he turned on the AC.
9. All the other ___ AC units have been replaced.
11. It was the AC ___ on the roof.
12. "___," said Larry.
13. But Larry ___d that, once in a while, using the AC wouldn't kill him.
15. So at 11:30, just before he went to ___, he turned on the AC.
18. But Jack didn't show up ___ four days later.
20. ___ Jack finally came, he climbed up on the roof.
21. I'm ___ to call your landlady.
24. Larry had already suspected that ___ was something wrong.
25. He called Jack, the ___, but Jack didn't show up until four days later.
26. ___'s going to cost $1,200.
27. It was the AC capacitor on the roof; it had just blown ___.
28. He usually didn't ___ what the exact temperature was.
30. ___ had two table fans in his bedroom.
31. You need a new ___-conditioner.
32. Larry had two ___ fans in his bedroom.
35. He heard a big bang, ___ sounded like two cars had run into each other.
36. He ___ didn't care what the exact temperature was.
37. In the evening, it had only cooled down to 87 ___s.
39. Jack was busy ___ing the other air-conditioners in the neighborhood.
40. He climbed up on the ___.
41. Larry figured that, once in a ___, using the AC wouldn't kill him.
43. His electric ___ that July, normally about $30, was $77.
44. By the evening, it had only cooled ___ to 87 degrees.
46. Call your landlady to see if she will ___ a new AC unit for you.
47. Larry said, "___ problem."
48. He heard a bang, which sounded like two cars had run into ___ other.
50. Yours is the original ___ that came with this apartment building.
52. It's going to cost $1,200, parts and ___.
55. Larry's air-conditioner was officially ___.
56. But it ___'___ two cars.
59. ___ lasted longest, but now it's kicked the bucket.
63. Because of the ___ temperatures, the evenings had been....
65. It's ___ed the bucket.
67. Two ___ breakers had switched off, so he switched them back on.
69. When Jack finally came, he ___ed up on the roof.
70. He had used the air-___10 days consecutively, day and night.

Down:

1. It was the AC capacitor on the roof; it had just ___ up.
2. So that ___, just before he went to bed, he turned on the AC.
3. "Until then," he said with a ___, "stay cool."
4. But Larry figured that, ___ in a while, using the AC wouldn't kill him.
5. He ___ up four hours later when he heard a big bang.
6. All the other original AC units ___ been replaced.
7. He had used the air-conditioner 10 days ___, day and night.
10. ___ rhymes with bill, kill, and will. (___ is not used in story or title.)
14. He ___ looked at his thermometer.
16. During one month the ___ summer, he had used the air-conditioner.
17. His electric bill that July, ___ about $30, was $77.
19. He should drive to the thrift store to look for a ___ fan for his bedroom.
22. It's going to cost $1,200, ___ and labor.
23. Call your landlady to see if she ___ approve a new AC unit for you.
29. His ___ bill that July, normally about $30, was $77.
33. Larry had two table fans in his ___.
34. He set the ___ to 72 degrees.
35. It ___ the AC capacitor. Larry's air-conditioner ___ officially dead.
38. Two circuit ___s had switched off, so he switched them back on.
42. "Until then," he said with a smile, "stay ___."
43. It had ___ another hot spring day.
45. It had cooled to 87 degrees, according to Larry's ___ in the living room.
49. Larry ___ suspected there was something wrong with his air-conditioner.
51. By ten ___'___ in the evening, it had only cooled down to 87 degrees.
53. By ten o'___, it had cooled down to 87, according to Larry's thermometer.
54. Larry heard a lot of ___ing.
57. He wondered if he should drive to the ___ store to look for a third fan.
58. He didn't care what the ___ temperature was.
60. He wondered if he ___ drive to the thrift store.
61. Two circuit breakers had ___ed off, so he ___ed them back on.
62. Once in a while, using the AC ___n't kill him.
64. He usually didn't care ___ the exact temperature was.
66. Two ___s had run into each other on the street outside.
68. The last three evenings had been "two ___" nights.