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Small Crossword No. 4 (Hard)

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Small Crossword No. 4 (Hard)ID small-hard-4
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Across

  1. 1Clean the deck (4)
  2. 5Therefore (4)
  3. 6Tear (3)
  4. 9Looked at carefully (4)
  5. 10Poem of praise (3)
  6. 11Stinging plant (6)
  7. 13Burden (4)
  8. 16Fishing line holder (4)
  9. 17Highly decorated (6)
  10. 19Top card, or a serve that can't be returned (3)
  11. 20Recedes (4)
  12. 23Gaping mouth (3)
  13. 24Soothing sunburn plant (4)
  14. 25Sandwich filling (4)

Down

  1. 1Notice, or visit a doctor (3)
  2. 2Dryly humorous (3)
  3. 3List of meeting items (6)
  4. 4Be a sign of (4)
  5. 6Memorization by repetition (4)
  6. 7Not working (4)
  7. 8Banana's wrapper (4)
  8. 12Clef for high notes (6)
  9. 13Rich garden soil (4)
  10. 14Killer whale (4)
  11. 15Once more (4)
  12. 18Squad (4)
  13. 21Feathered scarf, or a squeezing snake (3)
  14. 22Group of things (3)
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Three cups sit in a row. The first two are full and the third is empty. How can you make them alternate full, empty, full by touching only one cup?

Reveal answer

The answer is

Pour the second cup into the third cup.

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A room has no windows and no doors. Inside are a table and a mirror. How do you get out?

Type:Joke
Reveal answer

The answer is

Look in the mirror, see what you saw, take the saw, cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, and climb out the hole.

Hints and details

What is the next number: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ?

Type:Math
Reveal answer

The answer is

33

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