The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults

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.LGV $FURVV 1. It's easy to ____ up a balloon... Just put it to your lips and fill it with air from your lungs 2. Up, up and away!: A hot air balloon ride can let a person ____ to new heights 4. The color of the balloon a person

might get on Valentine's Day 6. A big, yellow balloon that has eyes, a nose and a mouth is a smiley _____ (It might put a smile on yours, too) 7. It's what you tie to keep the air

from escaping from a balloon 9. Though he's no magician, in a flash, a clown can turn a balloon into a giraffe, a horse or other ____ 11. Did you know?: In an amazing procedure called "angioplasty," a doctor uses a tiny balloon to unblock an artery and improve blood flow to the ____ 12. What you would be if a buddy on a balcony dropped a 12D balloon on your head 13. If you see a house with balloons tied to the mailbox, there's probably a _____ going on inside 16. If you and a friend combine your

six-balloon bunches, your big, new bouquet will contain a _____ balloons 17. Rhyming's in the air: If you've got a balloon, I'm what you must tie to keep it from floating away in the 17D. What am I? 19. Look up!: A balloon filled with this ultra-light gas will float high in the air

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1. Wicker part of a hot air balloon 2. Electrifying effect: It makes your hair cling to a balloon that's been rubbed against wool fabric 3. When the number of balloons in the bouquet matches the number of candles on the cake, they reveal the honoree's ___ 5. What a balloon will do if you lose

your grip on its 17A 8. Shhhh !!!! : The secret to the invincible balloon magic trick that allows you to stick a pin a balloon without bursting it is two small strips of transparent ____ 10. Like surgical gloves, it's what most

non-metallic balloons are made of 11. Airhead move: A few simple twists can transform a balloon into funny for the birthday boy or girl* 12. A garden hose is a filling station

for kids with _____ balloons 14. If it's coming down, it's not safe

to go up in a hot air balloon 15. Plus-one fun: In a crazy coed baby shower game, ___ men place a 12D balloon between their bellies and race to see which pair will reach the finish line first without making a splash 16. In a ridiculous approach to an 1808 dispute, two Frenchmen in love with the same ballerina agreed to a ____ in hot air balloons (Monsieur de Grandpré shot LePique's balloon, sending him -- and his copilot! -plummeting to their deaths) 17. Light blue backdrop of a balloon

bouquet on a sunny day 18. Cool craft: Fill a balloon with 12D until it reaches 3" in diameter, add a few drops of food coloring and place it in the freezer for about 12 hours (or leave it out in the snow overnight). Peel off the balloon and, voila! You've got a fascinating ___ ball for frosty summer fun or a wintertime treasure hunt