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1. If your piggy bank isn’t very heavy, try feeding the piggy a few more of these 4. After this time of day, you’re in the P.M. 6. Many families can’t stop singing this catchy song after visiting Disney World: “___ a Small World” 8. “My Country ‘___ of Thee” is a popular patriotic song (Hint: Unscramble the letters in 6 Across for the answer) 10. She won’t be dieting: One ___ is just the right weight for a female hippopotamus 11.Founding Father family fact: Alexander Hamilton named his second ___ Alexander (His oldest was named Philip) 12. A cozy place for a traveler to stay overnight 13. A fun family member near your age who isn’t your brother or sister 15. What scissors do to paper and knives do to bread (and a barber can do to the hair on your head) 17. Found at the end of CONSTITUTION, it’s the opposite of off 18. A pistachio is usually an easy ___ to crack 20. Sisters in a convent 21. Not long from now 24. To plop down on a picnic blanket and watch the fireworks 25. It’s a rule every batter had better know: Three strikes and you’re ____ 26. The part of a pig that snorts and roots 29. The Constitution begins with these words of freedom: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect ____...” 30. The person who chops these to top the hot dogs and burgers at a Fourth of July picnic might end up with tears in his eyes
1. Cool and natural, southern-born fabric made from fluffy puffs that grow in bolls 2. “Spidey sense” that drives a beagle to bury his bone 3. Skip the blame game: The bible famously authorizes stone-throwing only for those who are without it 5. Passing idea (or seamstress’ accessory) 7. All together now 9. Figures something out by following one’s gut 14. Corporate dept. that is home to help desk pros 16. Treats car windows in such a way that makes it seem like they’re wearing shades 19. Fraud alert: Unfortunately, these “artists” are often pros 22. People, places or things (Fun fact: The proper ones get called by name) 23. Smooth operator: Abbr. for a chief executive officer’s direct report (or what two doves do when communicating) 24. Render shocked and immobile, as by unexpected news 27. All of the prefixes in the dictionary complained that this one was always negative 28. Spanish for “one,” it’s also a great card game to play while waiting for the fireworks display
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