PUZZLES AND JOKES
Clues Down: 1. The eighth month of the calendar year. 2. Island country of the West Indies; Cap St. George’s. 3. A fermented liquor made with coagulated sour milk. 4. Electronic Statement of Receipts and Expenditures. (*) 5. A member or former member of the U.S. armed forces. 6. — Hall. American actor, comedian, & talk show host. 7. Hindu festival celebrating the birthday of Krishna. 8-30-21. 8. A monetary subunit of the kip. 9. A color whose hue resembles that of blood. 10. An indestructible metal alloy in the Marvel Comics. 12. Profession Engineer. (*) 14. Relating to, causing or marked by an ulcer. 18. A special thread that a sister ties on the brother’s wrist. 19. A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art. 21. California. (*) 22. A town north of Santa Fe in New Mexico. 24. A Zoroastrian descended from old Iran refugees. 26. _ Zedong. Founder of the Republic of China. 28. Curved or rounded projections or divisions of an ear. 30. Unit of magnetic flux density in meter-kilogramsecond system (equals one weber per square meter). 33. An object of attention, concern or interest. 34. The word in Hindi and Punjabi for "road". 37. Local Operating Network. (*) 38. The fluid part of a plant; specifically: a watery solution that circulates through a plant's vascular system. 40. Not Applicable. (*)
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Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. To fish with hook and line; The figure formed by two lines extending from the same point. 5. A wreath of flowers, worn by Indian woman. (Hindi) 11. Put new spirit or courage in. (Past Tense) 13. A follower of the Persian religion formed by Zoroaster. 15. Tin (*) (The chemical element symbol). 16. District Attorney. (*) 17. The bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm. 18. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. (*) 20. To use an electronic device to copy an image or text into a digital file; To conform to a metrical pattern. 21. A meld of 7 cards of the same rank in a form of rummy . 23. Thyroid Eye Disease.(*) 24. The Islamic Republic country on west of India. 25. Hare ____ , Hare Krishna. 27. The capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of China. 28. Louisiana. (*). 29. A Hindu ritual of worship, a part of puja, in which light is offered with song to one or more deities. 31. Traumatic Events Screening Inventory. (*) 32. Producing no useful result; Idle. 34. A piece of material placed at a door for wiping shoes. 35. The cutting edge or part of a tool. 36. The religious faith, doctrine or cause of Muslims. 39. Having a horizontal flat surface. 41. A Roman cuirass of leather or metal. 42. A city and port on the Java Sea on the N. Java, Indonesia. 43. One who keeps secret watch on a person to obtain info. Saathee.com
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Jokes From Around The World
Booddhoo: “When I stand on my head, the blood rushes to it. Why doesn’t it rush to my feet now?” Mafatlal: “Because your feet are not empty.” ********* Boy: “Will you marry me?” Shy girl: “Yes.” Then both were quiet for sometime. Girl: “Why are you so silent? Say something!” Boy: “I have nothing left to say now.” ********* A math riddle When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother? Answer: His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.
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