FAMILY TIME CROSSWORD
The (K) Clues Are for Kids
ACROSS
1. (K) Space between teeth
4. (K) Ooze like wet glue
8. (K) Gardener’s purchase
12. Country with the highest rate of tornadoes
13. (K) Say “Hi” without saying a word
14. (K) Something that can branch out
15. More honest and genuine
17. (K) Reap what you worked for
18. Reviled
19. Ceremonial events like baptisms
21. (K) It can stop a soccer ball
23. Gilt-y king?
25. Explanatory lines on some term papers
29. Nod at the auctioneer
31. (K) Salsa and guacamole concoctions
32. (K) Decay like old wood
33. (K) Voice you find in most trios
34. (K) Hardworking tiny creature
35. (K) All the people here at this event
37. What your granddad might’ve once called your dad, way back
39. Letters for a seriously deep sleep
40. Watery spot in the desert
42. (K) Airplane splitter
46. (K) Put tight string around a package
48. Thing aimed at in old saloons
50. A good car eats it up
51. (K) A title in England
52. Grass that’s bought, not grown
53. (K) “If ___ I hadn’t eaten so many pickles!”
54. (K) Teach your dog to do this
55. Photo ___ (media events)
DOWN
1. (K) Flow out rapidly
2. (K) Continent rich in petroleum
3. (K) Breathe like a hot dog
4. (K) Stockholm is there
5. (K) It’s a good listener
6. (K) “Have you ___ seen anyone do this?”
7. Outer boundary
8. (K) Stately horse
9. (K) Like some markers
10. “Musket” or “auction” ending
11. (K) Animal house
16. (K) What pennies make?
20. (K) “___ the season to be jolly”
22. (K) Slowpokes in the animal world
24. (K) Where construction workers work
25. U.S. health watchdog
26. (K) The big fat sow said what?
27. (K) Able to choose it or not
28. Walker in diapers
30. (K) Two, in Mexico
33. (K) Allow through the door
35. (K) Things on many websites
36. (K) Good way to arrange all your stuff
38. (K) Guy rocking a baby
41. A little quarrel
43. OK in two words
44. (K) Part of a tied shoelace
45. (K) Drops the final curtain on
46. “Dude” alternative
47. Particle with a negative charge
49. Savings plan acronym
Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? What an out-of-breath
boxer does?