Question

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directions: use the clues below to fill in the crossword puzzle. all answers can be found in this issue.

across

1. these animals don’t have eyes, a mouth, or organs.
2. the marsh mallow plant produces a slippery, jelly - like substance called ______ in its roots.
3. a group of mountain climbers recently inhaled this nonreactive noble gas before ascending mount everest.
4. these organelles generate energy to power our cells.
5. this dazzling light display in austin, texas, uses about 6 million colorful lights! (hint: two words)
6. this spongebob character is based on a giant pacific octopus.
7. an animal that eats both plants and animals

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1. this mineral was named after geologist stuart northrup.
2. the name of the lead sled dog on the team that carried antitoxin across alaskas norton sound
3. in 2017, a record - setting lightning bolt stretched from ______ to missouri.
4. this deadly infection swept through nome, alaska, in 1925.
5. giant blobs of grease, food, and trash that form in sewers
6. a closed path that electricity can flow through
7. in the 1950s, american candy manufacturers eliminated ______ from marshmallows.

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december 15,

Answer:

To solve the crossword puzzle, we analyze each clue:

ACROSS Clues:

1. Animals without eyes, mouth, or organs: Likely a simple organism like sponge (but check length; the grid has 7 squares? Wait, the first across (1) has 7 squares. Wait, maybe amoeba? No, maybe jellyfish? Wait, no—wait, the clue says “don’t have eyes, a mouth, or organs.” Maybe sponge? Wait, no, let's check other clues. Wait, maybe the answer is sponge? No, length: 7 letters? Wait, the first across (1) is 7 squares. Let's check Down 1: “mineral named after geologist Stuart Northrup”—maybe northupite? No, length. Wait, maybe the puzzle is from a specific issue, but since we need to infer, let's tackle a few:

• 4. Marsh mallow plant substance in roots: The marshmallow plant’s root has mucilage (slippery, jelly-like). Length: 8 letters (the grid for 4 is 8 squares: 4 is an 8-letter across). So 4: mucilage.
• 5. Nonreactive noble gas for Everest climbers: Climbers use helium? No, argon? Wait, noble gases: argon (5 letters? The grid for 5 is 5 squares? Wait, 5 is across with 5 squares? Wait, the 5 across grid is 5 squares (the 5th across: 5 squares). So noble gas, nonreactive: argon (5 letters).
• 6. Organelles generating energy: mitochondria (but length: the 6 across grid is 11 squares? Wait, 6 is across with 11 squares? Mitochondria is 11 letters. Yes! So 6: mitochondria.
• 10. Austin light display (two words): Trail of Lights (but length: the 10 across grid is 16 squares? Wait, 10 is across with 16 squares. “Trail of Lights” is 12 letters? No, maybe Christmas Lights? No, the hint says “about 6 million colorful lights” in Austin—Trail of Lights (12 letters? Wait, the grid for 10 is 16 squares? Maybe I miscount. Alternatively, Light Show? No.
• 11. SpongeBob character (giant Pacific octopus): Squilliam? No, Squidward? Wait, Squidward is based on a giant Pacific octopus? Yes! Squidward Tentacles. Length: 9 letters? The 11 across grid is 9 squares. So 11: Squidward.
• 12. Animal eating plants and animals: omnivore (8 letters? The 12 across grid: wait, the 12 is across with 8 squares? Omnivore is 8 letters. Yes! So 12: omnivore.

DOWN Clues:

1. Mineral named after Stuart Northrup: northupite (but length: the 1 down grid is 7 squares? Northupite is 9 letters. No, maybe northrupite? No. Wait, maybe the answer is northupite (but length). Alternatively, maybe a shorter mineral.
2. Lead sled dog (Nome, 1925): The 1925 Nome serum run: the lead dog was Balto? No, Balto was part of it, but the lead dog? Wait, Togo? Togo was the lead dog. Length: 4 letters? The 2 down grid is 4 squares? 2 down is a vertical grid with 4 squares? So 2: Togo.
3. 2017 lightning bolt (from ___ to Missouri): The record lightning bolt stretched from Oklahoma to Missouri? Length: 8 letters? The 3 down grid: 3 is down with 8 squares? Oklahoma is 8 letters. So 3: Oklahoma.
4. Deadly infection in Nome, 1925: diphtheria (the 1925 Nome serum run was for diphtheria). Length: 10 letters? The 7 down grid: 7 is down with 10 squares? Diphtheria is 10 letters. Yes! So 7: diphtheria.
5. Sewer blobs (grease, food, trash): fatbergs (length: 7 letters? The 8 down grid: 7 squares? Fatbergs is 7 letters. Yes! So 8: fatbergs.
6. Closed path for electricity: circuit (6 letters? The 9 down grid: 6 squares? Circuit is 6 letters. Yes! So 9: circuit.
7. Removed from marshmallows in 1950s: lard? No, marshmallows used to have gelatin? No, in the 1950s, candy makers eliminated lard? No, marshmallows: originally made with marsh mallow root, then gelatin. Wait, maybe lard? No, length: 13 down grid is 4 squares? 13 down is vertical with 4 squares? So 4 letters: lard? No, maybe egg? No. Alternatively, fat? No.

Since the puzzle requires filling all, but without the exact issue, we focus on key answers:

• 4. Mucilage (8 letters, across)
• 6. Mitochondria (11 letters, across)
• 11. Squidward (9 letters, across)
• 12. Omnivore (8 letters, across)
• 2. Togo (4 letters, down)
• 3. Oklahoma (8 letters, down)
• 7. Diphtheria (10 letters, down)
• 8. Fatbergs (7 letters, down)
• 9. Circuit (6 letters, down)

(Note: Some answers depend on the puzzle’s specific issue, but these are logical inferences based on clues.)