PUZZLES AND JOKES
Clues Down: 1. The eleventh month of the calendar year. 2. A wild mountain goat. 3. A carved pole of various North American Indian peoples.
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4. “ _____ Sohail”, Pakistani cricketer. (Born 1989) 5. The father of one's mother. (Hindi word) 6. Not quenched or satisfied. 7. Potassium Iodide. (Chemical formula). 8. King of Apples. (*) 9. An extinct Australian language of New South Wales. 10. High Speed Direct Injection. (*) 12. Any of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa). 15. Showing realization, perception or knowledge. 19. A British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services. 21. Pertaining to electricity or electric currents, especially when produced by chemical action, as in a cell. 23. A city in Kheda, Gujarat, known for Santram Mandir. 25. A unisex skin-tight one-piece garment for women that covers the body from the crotch to the shoulder. 27. Urban Leadership Alliance Seminar. (*) 28. The divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. 30. Robots that possessed artificial intelligence.
Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase
32. Outward Bound South Africa. (*) 34. To begin to occur or to exist.
Clues Across:
36. Office of NAFTA and Inter American Affairs. (*)
1. To reject; A water sprite for German folklore. 4. A Jewish festival of lights & feast of dedication. (11/29/21) 11. Barack —, 44th president of the United States. 13. Negatively charged ions. 14. Former members of the armed forces. 16. Help given. 17. One that formerly held a specified position or place. 18. Hindu festival of lights. (November 4, 2021) 20. Wisconsin. (*) 21. An endorsement on a passport for the bearer to proceed. 22. A former monetary unit of India, equal to ¹/₁₆ rupee. 24. A temp. combination of parties in a legislative assembly. 26. A Hindu goddess and the first queen consort of Krishna. 29. A snakelike bony fish of Electro Phoridae family. 30. To remove lead from. 31. A part that revolves in a stationary part. 33. A city on the Raisin River in southeastern Michigan. 35. Somethings which are not acceptable to mention or do. 37. A garment wore by Indian women that is wrapped on. 38. A dried grape. 39. A Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Alto Adige in north Italy. 40. A region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet. 42. Steam Generator. (*) 43. Yards. (*) 44. An island in the English Channel , area: 2 square miles. 45. An affirmative reply. Saathee.com
38. A beam of radiant energy (such as light). 41. Arkansas. (*) (solution on page 88)
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Jokes From Around The World
Three older ladies, travelling by train, were bragging. Ina: “I am 60 years old.” (She was 75) Mina: “I am 45 years old.” (She was 60) Dika: “I am 30 years old.” (She was 45) Ina then asked a 10 year-old boy seated across from them how old he was. Boy: “According to your math, I haven’t been born yet.” ********* A woman was locked out of her home. She was crying and praying: “Oh God, send me some help to open my door.” A man then ran up and somehow opened up the lock. She: “Oh God, thank you for sending me an angel.” He: “I’m no angel. I'm a burglar who just escaped from jail and the cops are now chasing me. Bye.” She: “Thank you, God for sending me a professional.” 86
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