The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults™

The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for grown-ups!

Kids Across

1. This squishy, transparent animal "the blob of the sea"

8. If a friend suggests that you use a little oil or lotion to help your ring slide off more easily, you might call that piece of handy advice a ______ tip

9. It's the season when people are most likely to slip and fall

10. This house pet can slip out of the door the instant it opens 13. Putting cooking oil or melted _____ on a cookie sheet before baking will keep brownies from sticking

16. This long, ocean animal looks a lot like a 18A

18. This slithering reptile can molt (or slip out of his skin) as often as every two weeks

19. To enjoy some 2D at breakfast 20. Ever wonder why ice is so slippery? (It's because when your body weight presses down on the frozen surface, it causes the top layer to ____ a little)

21. If a hockey player makes a lucky shot, the puck stops here 23. If you hit your _____ when pedaling through a patch of wet leaves, you might skid before you stop

26. Keeping it real: A person who has a slippery personality can't be counted on to tell the _____ 27. Nature's furry gymnast: Because of his amazing balance, this bushy-tailed creature can scamper across tree limbs and phone lines without falling

28. When this little person drools

during dinner, it's not rude at all

Parents Down

2. Slimy when scrambled, they're fluffy when served

3. Though it was a common recipe ingredient in years gone by, this pork product has been largely forsaken by modern cooks in favor of healthier options 4. Source of schmaltz (also known as chicken or goose fat) 5. Solution prized for its SPF

6. When fried, these green gumbo helpers often release a slimy substance called "mucilage" 7. Spin control: The first step in the making of this luxurious fabric is worm's work

11. Chameleon's unique body parts that grip branches like salad tongs so that he seldom slips 12. What sometimes forms on the surface of milk when boiled (or "Milk," starring Sean Penn) 14. Metaphorically speaking: A slip of this body part gets the blame for many an unfortunate comment

15. P.I. pro who gets a call after a nasty slip and fall

17. Head that gets a bit slimy after way too much time in the fridge 22. Warm residence full of amniotic fluid

24. Time for a little love: A ___ from a 28A can be quite wet and sloppy, but who can resist one? 25. If algae could talk, it would likely tell you that it resents being referred to as pond

_____

26. Its treads give it traction