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Crossword

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. "These 'clothes lines' are not a big deal," said a department ___.
3. This wire stretches at ___ level. It could slice right through his ___.
5. Then you'll have a ___.
8. The agent had motioned the dealer's ___ to stop.
9. They start dangerous fires near the border to ___ agents.
11. A few weeks ago, a dealer ___ over a border patrol agent.
13. Dealers are always ___ new tricks to get their drugs into the U.S.
14. This wire ___es tightly across the agent's path.
15. The dealers are getting ___r.
17. ___s will not call agents about suspicious activity.
18. The Department of Homeland ___ issued a new protective device.
20. ...so that American ranchers will not call agents about suspicious ___.
22. "Any agent who tries to stop us deserves to die," said one ___ed dealer.
24. Using ___ simulation, the department determined that the guard....
25. The agent, standing in the middle of a two-___ road, had motioned....
26. However, critical ___s, including a broken neck, are still possible.
27. This wire stretches ___ across the agent's path.
30. The dealer ran over the agent and then drove ___ across the border.
32. They ___ dynamite to blow up bridges.
36. Using computer ___, the department determined that the neck guard....
40. Their newest trick is to try to ___ agents who ride on ATVs.
41. Any agent who tries to stop us ___s to die.
42. "These 'clothes lines' are not a big deal," said a ___ official.
44. This wire stretches tightly across the agent's path, at neck ___.
45. They shoot ___ on border ranches so that ranchers will not call agents.
46. The Border Patrol is ___ing problems with drug dealers from Mexico.
47. They shoot cattle on border ___es.
51. The Department of ___ Security quickly issued a new device.
53. The dealers are devising new tricks to get their ___s into the U.S.
55. He criticized the ___ for making a mountain out of a molehill.
56. They dig tunnels that connect with buildings on U.S. ___.
57. The Department issued a device for its ATV riders--a ___ neck guard.
58. He criticized the media for making a mountain out of a ___hill.
59. The agent had ___ed the dealer's vehicle to stop.
60. Instead, the dealer ran over the ___, killing him.
61. They start dangerous ___s near the border to distract agents.

Down:

2. Such ___s are on the rise, said one agent.
3. Their ___ trick is to try to behead agents.
4. He activates a "clothes line" ___. This ___ stretches across the path.
5. They ___ cattle on ranches.
6. The agent, standing in the two-lane ___, had motioned the dealer's....
7. He activates a "___ line" wire.
9. They use ___ to blow up bridges so agents cannot follow.
10. Their trick is to try to behead agents who ride on ATVs (all-___ vehicles).
12. A few weeks ago, a dealer ran over a border ___ agent.
16. He ___s a "clothes line" wire.
19. They dig tunnels that start in Mexico and ___ with buildings on U.S. soil.
21. They shoot cattle on border ranches so that ___ ranchers will not call.
22. He has not been ___ yet.
23. When an agent ___s into a concealed trap, he activates a wire.
28. They dig ___s that start in Mexico.
29. The neck ___ should prevent beheading.
31. When an agent drives into a ___ed trap, he activates a wire.
33. They ___ tunnels that connect with buildings on U.S. soil.
34. They ___ get caught.
35. The agent, standing in the ___ of a road, had motioned the vehicle....
36. American ranchers will not call agents about ___ activity.
37. The Department issued a new protective ___ for its ATV riders.
38. The ___s are getting braver, because they rarely get caught.
39. These 'clothes lines' are not a big ___.
43. The agent, ___ing in the middle of a two-lane road, had motioned....
48. He criticized the media for making a mountain out of a mole___.
49. When an agent drives into a concealed ___, he activates a wire.
50. This wire stretches tightly across the agent's ___.
52. Instead, the dealer ___ back across the border into Mexico.
53. Any agent who tries to stop us deserves to ___.
54. "Then you'll have a story," he said to a ___ of reporters.
56. It could ___ right through his neck.