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Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters (6)
  2. 8. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position (11)
  3. 11. Anything indispensable (9)
  4. 12. A form of address for a man (6)
  5. 13. An open way for travel or transportation (4)
  6. 14. The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events (10)
  7. 15. A time unit of approximately 30 days (5)
  8. 16. A wide street or thoroughfare (9)

Down

  1. 1. The part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks (6)
  2. 2. Person who treats sick people (6)
  3. 4. A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under (5)
  4. 5. A spoon larger than a dessert spoon (10)
  5. 6. Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over (5)
  6. 7. 16 ounces avoirdupois (5)
  7. 9. As much as a ___ will hold (8)
  8. 10. A period of time containing 365 days (4)