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Our new feature, the crossword, will be in keeping with each issue's theme. Next issue: Summer!
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Crossword solutions will appear in the next issue.
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Puzzles by Myles Mellor, the undisputed, international "King of Crosswords."
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1 ___ shears
1 Fertilize, like a bee to a flower
4 Grassy area surrounding a house
2 Precipitation measurement
6 Land measure
3 Attend to a plot
7 Fragrant flower
4 Evergreen conifer
9 Become limp, as a plant
5 ___ elm disease
11 Barrier of shrubs
8 Hawaiian wreath
12 Showy spring flower
10 Frozen water
13 Netting
14 Digging tool
15 Land enclosure
15 Clear-skies forecast
18 Once-a-year bloomer
16 Spreading tree
20 Hole in a fence
17 ___ carbonate (used to neutralize acidic soil)
21 Easily done
19 Purposes
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20 Fuel for a lawnmower or leaf blower
24 Lawn trimmer
22 Long, long time
26 Small groups of trees
25 Flower symbolizing freshness
28 Drops from the sky
27 Piece of turf
29 Engine lubricant
28 ___ rot (common result of overwatering)
30 Very dry
30 Tree in the olive family
34 Reverse ___ (water purification process)
31 ___ de Janeiro
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32 Particular mag. edition, abbr.
37 Sprinkler attachment
33 Willamette Valley's state (abbr.) 35 Compass point (abbr.) Get Your House in Order | www.willametteliving.com
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