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         Word Find

         ST. PATRICK’S DAY - Find words in the puzzle below. Words may be backwards,
         forwards,diagonal, horizontal or vertical.
                                                          BAGPIPES   HERITAGE
                                                          BANJO      HOLIDAY
                                                          BARLEY     IRELAND
                                                          BLESSING   JIG
                                                          BLARNEY    LEPRECHAUN
                                                          BOOTS      LIMERICK
                                                          CABBAGE    LUCKY
                                                          CELTIC     MARCH
                                                          CHARM      MELODY
                                                          CLADDAGH   MOSS
                                                          CLOVER     PARADE
                                                          COINS      PATRICK
                                                          CORNEDBEEF  PINT
                                                          COTTAGE    POTOFGOLD
                                                          CRAIC      RAINBOW
                                                          DANCE      RIVERDANCE
                                                          DUBLIN     SAINT
                                                          EMERALD    SHAMROCK
                                                          ENCHANT    SHENANIGANS
                                                          FESTIVAL   SHEPHERD                                                            START
                                                          FIDDLE     SODA
                                                          FLAG       SPRING
                                                          FOLKLORE   STEW
                                                          GAELIC     TOAST
                                                          GOLD       TRADITION    CROSSWORD
                                                          GREEN      TREASURE
                                                          HARP       WHISKEY      ACROSS                   44   Onetime Ringling    ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE.
                                                                                  1   Shape up                Bros. workers
                                                          ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE.  7   Good source of   45   Where to put
                                                                                     potassium                little sheets
                                                                                  13   Focus (on)
                                                                                  14   Big Sur retreat     DOWN
                                                                                  15   French fine         1   Oil source
                                                                                  16   Most plentiful pieces in a   2   Wanderer
                                                                                     certain board game    3   Goal for a U.S.
                                                                                  17   “S.N.L.” castmate of   immigrant,
                                                                                     John, Dan and Gilda      perhaps
                                                                                  18   “Exodus” hero       4   Roman
                                                                                  19   Ready for publication     household gods
                                                                                  20   Sanskrit for “life force”  5   Straightens (up)
                                                                                  22   These, in Tours     6   Upright
                                                                                  23   Small batteries     7   Spelling contest
                                                                                  24   College sr.’s test  8   Altair and Sirius, e.g.  30   More violent, as
                                                                                  25   “Viva ___ Vegas”    9   Nigeria’s currency     a slasher film
                                                                                  26   Bad-mouth           10   “No rush . . . it’ll  32   “Divine Comedy” poet
                                                                                  27   2,000 pounds           happen when it     33   Medicare section that
                                                                                  28   Frying vessel          happens”               covers prescription
                                                                                  29   Airline to Sweden   11   Born                 drugs
                                                                                  30   Miracle-___         12   Solution: Abbr.  34   Hermit
                                                                                  31   Icelandic sagas     20   Faux ___         35   Some MIT grads
                                                                                  33   “French” pooch      21   Prince Valiant’s son  38   Explosive stuff
                                                                                  36   Sprinted            23   Three-toed sloths  39   Stephen of “V
                                                                                                                                     for Vendetta”
         WORD WHEEL                                                               37   Will’s preppy “Fresh       25   Seaport of New    40   12th graders: Abbr.
                                                                                                              Guinea
                                                                                     Prince” cousin

         How many words can you make out of the letters in this word wheel?  Each word MUST contain   38   Fashions  26   German article
                                                                                                           27   Streetcar
                                                                                  41   Irritating
         the letter in  the center circle.  Can you use all nine to make a word?  Use a separate sheet of   42   More orderly  29   Tool that
         paper to make your list. The nine letter word begins with the letter in the center of the puzzle.  43   One that swarms     produces wood dust
                                                     How many words are there?
                                                     9 letter words 2
                        F D                          7 letter words 4
                                                     8 letter words 0
                                                     6 letter words 12
                                                     5 letter words 20
              O                           R          4 letter words 19
                                                     3  letter words 16
                                                     2 letter words 4
                            W

               L                          N          FIND THE NINE LETTER WORD


                                                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
                       E         U


                                                     The nine letter word is below.



                                                                      WONDERFUL

         SUDOKU                                          ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE.

        Fill The Puzzle So That Every Row Across, Every Column
        Down And Every 9x9 Box Contains The Numbers 1-9.









                                                         Word Scramble            Cryptogram
                                                                                  Cryptograms are created from quotations.  Each letter stands for another letter.
                                                         Can you unscramble the   Hint: “H” = E  Answer for last issue’s puzzle: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
                                                         words below?
                                                                                  “THHB ZDXN SRFH RPORZC LDORNK LJH CXVCJEVH
                                                         NEPALTHE _________________
                                                         DARANCEL _________________
                                                         REPUTCOM _________________
                                                                                        — RVK CJRKDOC OEPP SRPP IHJEVK ZDX”
                                                         DAYBIRTH  _________________
                                                         TALHOSPI  _________________

                                                         ANSWER FOR LAST ISSUE’S PUZZLE:
                                                         MOUNTAIN, SUNSHINE, NOTEBOOK,                   — ORPL OJELARV
                                                         PAINTING, TREASURE
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