The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite AdultsŒ

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Kids Across 1. A silly question with a funny answer, like this one: What were the trick-or-treaters surprised to find growing on the vampire's farm? (Answer: Candy corn) 3. Nobody knows what is on a playing card that is face ___ on the table 6. Though I start out with blank pages, I become a book written by you. What am I? 8. The secret's in the sky: If a werewolf howls at night, it's because he senses that there's a full _____ 10. Adventurous voyagers hope to find hidden ______ in a under the sea 11. To hold on to something

(like a secret) 12. Dark arts: The Unforgivable Cursers are three of the ___ spells in Harry Potter's wizarding world 14. Rhyme time to go: It's easy to miss a home's trap ____ (It's a secret exit on the floor) 16. How old are you?: You can figure out the ____ of a tree by counting the rings on its stump 17. Pretty tricky: This pro can amaze a crowd by pulling a rabbit out of his tall, black hat 19. Discovered by a leprechaun, it's a trunk that holds a lot of gold (or the body part a gorilla beats with his fists) 20. She's the 12A woman in the haunted house who you might see stirring up a secret brew Parents Down 1. Airborne metaphor: To remain inconspicuous is to fly under the ____ 2. Sitting pretty: A hen who seems to want to just stay put may be trying to ____ an egg 4. "Person-al" question

repeatedly asked by an owl 5. Valuable CIA-acquired information (or smart word for "smarts") 7. Has a big crush on a certain person, as a secret admirer might 8. Novel that keeps the reader

in the dark until the very end 9. Secret in a drugstore's cosmetic's aisle, branded for ladies only 10. Info nugget given to a detective (or business end of a pen) 13. A pen ____ is an author's

secret alter ego 15. Silent birthday plea, imagined as the candles go dark 18. A fish might discover that this bite to eat has an unfortunate surprise inside 19. Synthetic gem that passes

itself off as a diamond

Unspeakable Secrets