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August 26, 2026
Answer key
Across
1. Coffee ___ (a single one of these makes a cup)
5. Prayer said before a meal
6. "Get ___ here!" ("No way!")
7. Guide a car's direction
8. Group of cattle
Down
1. Cruel, brutish person
2. One who consumes food
3. Performed on stage
4. Close by
5. "Oh, my ___!" (mild exclamation)
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