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| Useful skill |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Courtroom excuse |
| Meuse feeder |
| Cavalry sword |
| SWORD |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Legume used in the Indian dish dal |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Maiden name word |
| Household appliance |
| Give one's word |
| Medieval sword |
| Miss Piggy's favorite word |
| 1950's White House nickname |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Blunted swords |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr. |
| Noisy confused situation |
| Hand signal users |
| A mouse may run on one |
| Doctor who examines tonsils and sinuses: Abbr. |
| I.e. words |
| Queen Victoria's royal house |
| Accounting word |
| Cedric Diggory's Hogwarts house in the "Harry Potter" series |