“➡… percent of the world is Desert: Twenty

➡___no question: YES

➡____ of your business!: NONE

➡… manage their ways to live in Desert: Cats

➡A type of glass traditionally used for serving cocktails: MARTINI

➡Aaron Burr, ___ (“Hamilton” song): SIR

➡Amazon snake: BOA

➡Captain ___: NOG

➡Cracker Jack ingredient: PEANUT

➡Deserts’ color: Brown

➡Go by, chronologically: ELAPSE

➡Hardly hard to see: Obvious

➡Jerry’s frenemy: TOM

➡Joins the debate: ARGUES

➡Just get it done, you’re ____ for this: PAID

➡Long and grand tale: EPIC

➡NBA player Earvin Johnson: MAGIC

➡Not ____ close: EVEN

➡Popsicle choice: FLAVOR

➡Striped cat, like Garfield: TABBY

➡Surprisingly, … is also a kind of Desert: Arctic

➡Tall shade tree: ELM

➡The largest of Desert approximately equals the land of …: China

➡There are … Deserts in the land of USA: Four
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“➡… has the largest version of Carnival in the world: Brazil

➡A pointed object used in record players: NEEDLE

➡Carnival as a word comes from … which means “farewell to meat”: Latin

➡Carnival was to celebrate the end of … in some ancient civilizations: Winter

➡Ever so slightly: ABIT

➡Gangs: MOBS

➡In the 13th century, … held the first Carnival according to the record: Italy

➡Large birds of prey: EAGLES

➡Nose decoration: STUD

➡One of 18 in this puzzle: CLUE

➡Sequoia or sycamore: TREE

➡Showing signs of life: ASTIR

➡Snaky-haired monster: MEDUSA

➡Standardized test: EXAM

➡The Binche of Carnival in … is one of the first to be designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Belgium

➡Unable to hear: Deaf

➡YouTube upload: Video
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“➡_______ band, a narrow strip of rubber formed into a loop for holding objects together: Elastic

➡A fish commonly used in sushi: EEL

➡An item or set of items sold at an auction: LOT

➡Athlete or performer: PRO

➡Containing filaments: FIBROUS

➡Durable and flexible material made from animal skin: LEATHER

➡Gossamer-Thin: Apparition that may rattle chains at night: GHOST

➡Gossamer-Thin: Birds of _______ flock together: FEATHER

➡Gossamer-Thin: Bridal wear: VEIL

➡Gossamer-Thin: Fancy tie fabric: SILK

➡Gossamer-Thin: Fluffy, high-altitude sun blocker; a dark one heralds rain: CLOUD

➡Gossamer-Thin: Party prop filled with helium or air: BALLOON

➡Heart rate: Pulse

➡Language of India and Sri Lanka: TAMIL

➡Leaf rib: Vein

➡Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “I have a _____”: DREAM

➡Mattress’s place: BED

➡Metaphor for experience: RODEO

➡Narrow, deep ditches: TRENCHES

➡One lives rent-free: PET

➡Open and observable: OVERT

➡Permanent body art: TATTOO

➡Pretend threats: BLUFFS

➡Puts items in order: LISTS

➡Revealing beachwear: THONG

➡Slow-cooked dishes with meat and vegetables: STEWS

➡Something difficult to solve: PROBLEM

➡Something most simple to do is this: EASIEST

➡Spend money at the mall: Shop

➡Take someone to court: SUE

➡Tattoo shop: PARLOR

➡These plates make up the Earth’s crust: TECTONIC

➡Underwater missile fired from a submarine: TORPEDO

➡Usually furry or hairy vertebrate that births living young and feeds them milk: MAMMAL

➡Wellness center offering massages and facials: SODA

➡Wraps up: ENDS
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➡Astronauts aimed for this in the past: Moon

➡Astronauts can live without it: Gravity

➡Astronauts have no fear of this: Heights

➡Astronauts have the greatest view of this: Earth

➡Astronauts travel by this: Ship

➡Confessional figure: PRIEST

➡Dangerous type of whale: ORCA

➡Disappearing from sight: VANISHING

➡Electronic device for tracking objects: RADAR

➡Equipment or apparatus: GEAR

➡Family’s animal: PET

➡Moving forward: ADVANCING

➡Multiple folds in a garment: PLEAT

➡Overall figure: SUM

➡Part of a pound: OUNCE

➡Plural of “Torso”: TORSI

➡Reaction to cold: SHIVER

➡Red Cross blood provider: DONOR

➡Seed of a fruit: PIT

➡Sound of a car horn: NOISE

➡The biggest key on most keyboards: Space

➡Vast water mass: SEA

“➡____ whale: SPERM

➡A contract between two parties for the temporary use of a possession or property: LEASE

➡Afternoon refreshment: TEA

➡Arid areas: DESERTS

➡Big Ben has a complex system that controls these: CHIMES

➡Biscuits’ beginning: Dough

➡Collections of sand, coral, and rock near the surface of the sea: REEFS

➡Destroy or ruin: WRECK

➡Happened in the past: WAS

➡Hearty meat and vegetable dishes: STEWS

➡Kitchen appliance for cooking: RANGE

➡Manner of doing something: STYLE

➡Mimic or imitate: APE

➡Moistened with water or another liquid: WET

➡Please Don’t __ the Daisies: EAT

➡Raised platform for religious or ceremonial purposes: ALTAR

➡Relieve oneself: PEE

➡Remove completely: Eliminate

➡Reverential respect: AWE

➡Simple bed in a tent: Cot

➡Sloping land formation: TIL

➡The chief designer of Big Ben wasn’t a clockmaker but was this: Lawyer

➡The clock is really accurate, in fact, it’s accurate to within two… every two weeks: Seconds

➡The tower was renamed to the Elizabeth Tower to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond…: Jubilee

➡To go in; often the “OK” or “Accept” key on the keyboard of a PC: ENTER

➡To mend or make clothing using needle and thread: SEW

➡Urban green spaces for recreation: PARKS

➡Word used when referring to each member of a group without exception: EVERY
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“➡A musical instrument with four strings played with a bow: VIOLIN

➡Both DC and Marvel have a character named Scarecrow, and they are …: Villains

➡Bring bad luck: JINX

➡Covered with ice or frost: ICY

➡Forbid: BAN

➡Goddess with cow’s horns: ISIS

➡Info in a folder: File

➡Many an Eastern European: SLAV

➡Medical imaging technology: XRAY

➡Originally, Farmers from … would fashion Scarecrow to look like Priapus: Greece

➡Pain-relieving pill: ASPIRIN

➡Planted geraniums around border: EDGE

➡Scarecrow has a … in UK, Gallybagger: Nickname

➡Scarecrow is in search of … in “The Wizard of Oz”: Brain

➡Sound of fatigue: YAWN

➡The earliest known use of Scarecrow dates back to … during ancient times: Egypt

➡The first known usage of Scarecrow in English novels was in “Robinson Crusoe”, written by … Defoe: Daniel

➡To make less difficult: EASE
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“➡A _____ point is the most interesting or important feature of a work of art: FOCAL

➡A group traveling through desert: CARAVAN

➡A large animal with branched antlers: ELK

➡A plot of land: ACRE

➡A strip used for fastening: STRAP

➡Arizona city or sight: MESA

➡Bended part of the leg: KNEE

➡Cathedral bench: PEW

➡Combustible material: GAS

➡Continuously: EVER

➡Coordinate, informally: Sync

➡Demonstrates belonging: ITS

➡Female chicken: HEN

➡Force of water in the sea: CURRENT

➡Group with a common interest: BLOC

➡He___ pronouns: Him

➡Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice: SAKE

➡Kind of vote for a shareholder: Proxy

➡Like the number 124: even

➡Movie scene depicting events from the past: FLASHBACK

➡Name for the eastern half of the Roman Empire: BYZANTINE

➡North American canines that feature prominently in Native American folklore: COYOTES

➡Not go anywhere: STAY

➡Not in good condition: ILL

➡Open space in station or airport: Concourse

➡Outburst of laughter or emotion: RIOT

➡Popular recreational pursuit in snowy landscapes: SKI

➡River delta sediment: SILT

➡Short-term engagements: GIGS

➡Something relatively expensive and designed for affluent customers is this: UPSCALE

➡Stern and brusque: GRUFF

➡Superlatively secret: INNERMOST

➡Symbol of a movement or era: ICON

➡Target or objective: AIM

➡To the interior: INTO

➡Towards the back end: AFT

➡Used in guacamole: AVOCADO

➡Weather Forecast: Extreme snowstorm coupled with strong winds: BLIZZARD

➡Weather Forecast: Frozen crystals: SNOW

➡Weather Forecast: Ice falling from above: HAIL

➡Weather Forecast: Weather condition where dark clouds cover a majority of the sky: OVERCAST

➡Worker: LABORER
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“➡Babysitter: NANNY

➡British term for garbage or trash: RUBBISH

➡Cart pullers: Asses

➡Digit after eight: NINE

➡Discoloration on fabric: STAIN

➡Endearing term for a girl in the family: SIS

➡Goes down in water: SINKS

➡Going Shopping: A proof of purchase often used for returns: RECEIPT

➡Going Shopping: An alternative method of getting takeout that doesn’t require one to go to the store: DELIVERY

➡Going Shopping: Product price reduction: DISCOUNT

➡Going Shopping: Spend some money: PAY

➡Going Shopping: To drive a hard _______; to be very determined to get a favorable deal: BARGAIN

➡Golden ratio symbol: PHI

➡Hardly dense: SPARSE

➡In a kind and courteous manner: GRACIOUSLY

➡Meters, pounds, and yards, for example: UNITS

➡Natural phenomenon where one celestial body passes in front of another: ECLIPSE

➡Nightclub: DISCO

➡Nonrevolutionaries: LOYALISTS

➡One who believes in private firms and profit-seeking activities in a free market: CAPITALIST

➡Pardon me ___ (polite way to get a man’s attention): SIR

➡Payment for using something: RENT

➡Piles: STACKS

➡Playful ribbing: TEASE

➡Renting out a property: LETTING

➡Science fiction, a genre of speculative fiction: SCIFI

➡Special or photo follower: OPS

➡They’re, their, and _____: THERE

➡Thin pancake, often folded and filled with cream and fruits: CREPE

➡Uber alternative: Taxi

➡Up: SKYWARD

➡When doubled, “I agree!”: Hear
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“➡_____ past, flash by: WHIZZ

➡A type of deer found in North America: ELK

➡At present, locks are common in … forms: Digital

➡Austria’s capital city: VIENNA

➡Belonging to times very long ago: AGEOLD

➡Casual wear: JEANS

➡Facial expression of pleasure: GRIN

➡Honed or sharpened: EDGED

➡Illuminated by daylight: SUNLIT

➡Keen-eyed bird of prey: HAWK

➡Like a certain grin or wink: SLY

➡Like some dream vacation destinations: EXOTIC

➡Locks are used to secure this: Door

➡Locks were made of … in ancient time: Wood

➡Place where minerals are extracted: ORE

➡React with amusement to something funny: LAUGH

➡Relaxation destination: SPA

➡Selecting: Picking

➡Some storage rooms: ATTICS

➡Subject of Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray images: DNA

➡Temporary software problem: GLITCH

➡The … output on locks reflect the status of the owners in old times: Designs

➡Unhappy or depressing: SAD

➡Weapon that fires bullets or shells: GUN

➡Wild destination for tourists: ZOO
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“➡Able to reach the top shelf: TALL

➡Brother’s or sister’s child: NIECE

➡Claims or asserts: SAYS

➡Coconut has a line of this: Equator

➡Coconut has three of them: Eyes

➡Coconut is full of this: Fiber

➡Coconut is one type of this: Stone

➡Coconut’s shell is covered by this: Hair

➡Course listing: Menu

➡Lease or hire: RENT

➡Light gust of wind: BREEZE

➡Not long ago: RECENT

➡Person who didn’t win: LOSER

➡Relaxation or sleep: REST

➡Self-serve meal: BUFFET

➡Slim: THIN

➡Task outside of normal routine: ERRAND

➡To go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle: EMBARK

➡Toy for a windy day: Kite

➡Upper limbs: ARMS
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