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GRAMMAR MINUTE REDUX
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ACROSS 1. Melancholy 6. Landrover 10. Stair 14. Cooktop 15. As well 16. Game on horseback 17. Mix with impurities 19. God of love 20. Abandon 21. Make lace 22. Superhero accessory 23. Group of 8 25. Different 26. "Oh my!" 30. Black Sea port 32. Coward 35. Win 39. A forceful consequence
40. Illness 41. Refrain 43. Anticipate 44. French for "Again" 46. Transmit 47. Young sheep 50. A family of American Indian languages 53. Margarine 54. A sizeable hole 55. Reposed 60. Nil 61. Hard coal 63. Arab chieftain 64. Sandwich shop 65. Not urban 66. Street 67. Observed 68. Clobbered
DOWN 1. Alumnus 2. Stow, as cargo 3. Burden 4. Leer at 5. Parisian subway 6. Glass container 7. Jubilant 8. Demesnes 9. He writes in verse 10. Eyeglasses 11. Synagogue scroll 12. Run away to wed 13. Show-off 18. And so forth 24. Not bottom 25. Academy award 26. Dogfish 27. Arm or leg 28. Austrian peaks 29. A board with wheels 31. Japanese wrestling 33. Skims 34. Ear-related 36. Lack of difficulty 37. Biblical garden 38. Not the original color 42. Candidate 43. Effeminate 45. A baby's toy 47. Hermit 48. San Antonio fort 49. TV, radio, etc. 51. Arrive (abbrev.) 52. Approaches 54. Cushions or mats 56. Pond gunk 57. Novice 58. French for "State" 59. Expunge 62. Ancient unit of measure
by Pat Babin
Time for a Spelling Bee
As you read the following sentences, write on a separate piece of paper each word that you think is misspelled. When the eleven sentences are finished, count the words you thought were not correctly spelled. 1. He was seized with a cramp while he was running. 2. The billionaire was harassed with requests for money. 3. Dissention was evident during the teachers’ strike. 4. The lobby had many artifical poinsettas. 5. She put two spoonfuls of sugar in her coffee. 6. Mr. White was superseded by his brother. 7. He was embarrassed because he could not fill out the questionaire. 8. The soldiers in Iraq were inoculated. 9. No one has ever benefitted from lieing. 10. The place could not accomodate the troops. 11. Perhaps you will be in a state of ecstacy if you receive a perfect score. If on the first reading, you detected seven misspellings, consider yourself a very good speller. Do not be discouraged should you fail to attain a perfect score, because more than 95 per cent of those who take this test will not find the seven words. These are the ones I spotted: dissension, artificial, poinsettia, questionnaire, lying, accommodate, ecstasy Can you add to the list? One word is incorrectly used in each sentence: 1. The dome was struck by lightening. 2. You will find the stationary on the desk. 3. Some members of the municipal counsel were absent. 4. The prisoner will be arranged tomorrow. 5. A treaty was recently affected with that country. I found: lightning, stationery, council, arraigned, effected.
Youngsters of Yore enjoy author’s visit by Pat Babin
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The Voice of North Grenville
Special guest at this week’s meeting of the Younsters of Yore at the North Grenville Public Library was well-known author of crime fiction and supernatural fiction, Michael J. McCann of Oxford Station, Ontario. This year, Michael was named semi-finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel. In March, he was invited to read excerpts from a few of his novels at the 12th Annual Literary Follies held at Leslie Hall, Kemptville. His presentation to the YOY last Thursday was delightful, especially when he highlighted some of the trials and tribulations of a beginning writer. A masterful speaking style; his audience was captivated. Needless to say, his novels sold quite briskly. You may know Michael as the author of the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel Series.
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