Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

Ugly Bird’s New Year's Crossbird Puzzle

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Stopped Shut with a bang Large body of water Stack ______ Canyon, in Arizona Leave out Ability to see, hear, or smell Something thrown at weddings Mom’s husband Playful water animal Group of people who work on a ship Sluggo’s house They grow in pods Peppermint ______ (Charlie Brown’s friend) “All the king’s horses, and all the king’s ______ ” Fairy tale monster Being in debt They contain minerals Western show Tidy Grooved outer layer of tire Puts in place Scissors

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