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1 Across: Weight-to-height health stat, for shortHint
- Hint 1: This is a common health measurement doctors use to assess weight relative to height.
- Hint 2: It's often used to categorize people as underweight, normal, overweight, or obese, and it's usually shown as an abbreviation.
- Hint 3: It's a body measurement statistic, and it starts with B.
4 Across: Looks intently (at)Hint
- Hint 1: Think about what you do when you stare hard at something in the distance.
- Hint 2: This word means to look closely or squint to see something not quite clear, often through a window or fog.
- Hint 3: It means to gaze intently, and it starts with P.
6 Across: Social movement against harassment, with a hashtagHint
- Hint 1: This is a well-known social movement from the late 2010s.
- Hint 2: It became widely known as a hashtag used to speak out against sexual harassment and assault.
- Hint 3: It's a movement name written as one word, and it starts with M.
7 Across: Bridges cover these gapsHint
- Hint 1: Think about what a bridge physically stretches across.
- Hint 2: This word describes the distance or gap that something extends over, like the length between two supports of a bridge.
- Hint 3: It means the distances something extends across, and it starts with S.
8 Across: Cunning; foxlikeHint
- Hint 1: This describes someone clever in a sneaky, foxlike way.
- Hint 2: It's often used to describe a fox or a person who is cleverly deceptive.
- Hint 3: It means cunning or crafty, and it starts with S.
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1 Down: Sounds a car horn makesHint
- Hint 1: Think of the sound a driver makes to get someone's attention.
- Hint 2: This is the noise a vehicle horn makes, often written as a repeated sound word.
- Hint 3: It's the sound cars make to warn others, and it starts with B.
2 Down: Gold, silver, or copper, e.g.Hint
- Hint 1: Think about what gold, silver, and copper all have in common as a category.
- Hint 2: This word describes any of a group of shiny, often hard elements used in jewelry, coins, and tools.
- Hint 3: It's the general term for elements like gold and silver, and it starts with M.
3 Down: "How fitting" twist, like a fire station burning down?Hint
- Hint 1: This word describes a surprising twist where the opposite of what's expected happens.
- Hint 2: It's the kind of coincidence where something turns out exactly the wrong way, like a fitting yet absurd outcome.
- Hint 3: It means a situation that's ironically fitting, and it starts with I.
4 Down: Monthly cycle discomfort, brieflyHint
- Hint 1: This is an abbreviation related to a monthly cycle many women experience.
- Hint 2: It refers to the physical and emotional symptoms that can occur before menstruation.
- Hint 3: It's the short form for premenstrual discomfort, and it starts with P.
5 Down: Distress signal in Morse codeHint
- Hint 1: This is a famous distress call recognized around the world.
- Hint 2: In Morse code, it's three short signals, three long, then three short again, used to call for help.
- Hint 3: It's the classic emergency signal, and it starts with S.
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