PUZZLES AND JOKES
45. A unit of local government in ancient Attica. 46. Opens or unfastens by withdrawing a bolt. 49. Comes into being; Stands up. 50. A large bay window projecting from a wall and supported by a corbel or bracket.
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Clues Down: 1. The ninth month of the calendar year. 2. A short kilt made usually of strips of flax and worn by Māori for ceremonial dances. 3. Earth Day Network. (*) 4. Perform; Carry out. 5. According to Christian Gospels, the site outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. 6. One of the islands, ___ and Nicobar, situated in the Bay of Bengal; Capital: Port Blair. (Indian Territory.) 7. Not to scale. (*) 8. Eastern Oregon Trail Alliance. (*) 9. Emits an odor. 10. Hindu festival when married women observe a fast for three days for welfare & health of their husbands. (9/9/21) 13. To plunge into water. 15. Extra Terrestrial. (*). 19. State. (*) 22. Accustomed. 26. Treasurers in the Ku Klux Klan. 28. The Shi‘a mainstream of Islam. 30. Prefix denoting within or inside (Medical) 32. The harsh raucous natural call of the crow. 34. One who writes a fraudulent check to gain money. 35. A large molding of convex profile commonly occur ring as the lowest molding in the base of a column. 37. To speak formally; to give a speech. 40. A large pulpit or reading desk in early churches. 42. Human Machine Interface. (*) 43. English. (*) 45. District Attorney. (*) 47.This __ that (Choice). 48. Sea Level. (*)
Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. A stimulant drug, amphetamine; Rate of velocity (Motion). 5. God of Multitude. The first worshipped Hindu deity. 11. An Islamic festival. —-e-Milad. 12. A benign tumor linked to tooth development. 14. The second-largest metropolitan city in Maharashtra. 16. An elderly person. 17. Toilet Paper. (*) 18. Asiatic and North American evergreen trees; hemlocks. 20. Alanine aminotransferase; an enzyme inside liver cells. 21. Economist Intelligence Unit. (*) 23. The Secret of Monkey Island. (*) 24. Louisiana . (*) 25. A class of aromatic substances commonly used as a base for perfumes. 27. Estimated Time of Arrival. (*) 28. Iceland. (ISO Country Code). 29. E-Learning Environment. (*) 31. Host Naval Computer System. (*) (Military) 33. The Lord Ganesh with a Single Tusk. (Sanskrit word) 36. An episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual. 38. Rhode Island. (*) 39. Husein Sastranegara International Airport. (IATA Airport code). (Airport in Bandung, W. Java, Indonesia.) 40. A wanderer. (1951 Hindi film by Raj Kapoor.) 41. A formula or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions. 44. Iowa. (*) Saathee.com
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Jokes From Around The World
Husband: “What are you watching all day on TV?” Wife: “Cooking Shows!” Husband: “But you never cooked at home for me!” Wife: “Well, you keep watching ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ on TV, but I never see a penny!”
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