Solutions to puzzles — June 5, 2015

Crossword For You:

Across : 1. Sand; 3. Distil; 7. Octopus; 8. Leak; 9. Aquarium; 10. Boat; 13. Ice; 14. Salty; 15. Thirst; 16. Filter; 17. Wet

Down : 1. Soft; 2. Duck; 3. Desert; 4. Thermal; 5. Lake; 6. Mosquito; 10. Bathe; 11. Three; 12. Hydro; 14. Swim

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Quiz Whizz:

1. She is the first and youngest American woman to travel to space. She was a crewmember of the space shuttle Challenger’s mission on June 18, 1983

2. Rhinoceros beetles. It is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family

3. Oculus. It is Latin for “the eye”

4. True. Sandwiches were popular from a long time, but the Earl of Sandwich had a fondness for this food and thus came about the name

5. Lacrimal glands

6. 18 holes, but some courses have only nine holes.

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Twenty Four:

(5x5)+1-2

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Kidspot:

Across : 2. Bus; 4. Baseball; 7. Bat; 8. Book; 9. Apple; 10. Ruler.

Down : 1. Dumbo; 3. Feather; 5. Lion; 6. Whale.