1982
Clara Crow’s Corn
November 1982

“Clara Crow’s Corn,” Friend, Nov. 1982, 23

Clara Crow’s Corn

By Roberta L. Fairall

To discover how many ears of corn Clara Crow found for dinner, work the crossword puzzle. Then count the words in it that contain ear.

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Crossword puzzle

Across

  1. Periods of 365 days

  2. Cleansing product

  3. Beloved

  4. Gain knowledge

  5. Past tense of eat

  6. Word showing surprise

  7. Rip

  8. Have on (clothes)

  9. Head covering

  10. Wander

  11. Large black birds

Down

  1. Friend

  2. Third planet from the sun

  3. Abbreviation for road

  4. Burn

  5. Opposite of fast

  6. Oval-shaped fruit that tapers at one end

  7. Two-letter preposition

  8. Hindmost

  9. Close-by

  10. Listen to

  11. Tiny particle

Answers:

  • Across—(2) years, (6) soap, (8) dear, (11) learn, (13) ate, (14) Oh, (16) tear, (18) wear, (19) hat, (20) roam, (21) crows. Down—(1) pal, (3) Earth, (4) rd., (5) sear, (6) slow (7) pear, (9) at, (10) rear, (12) near, (15) hear, (17) atom. Eleven words have ear in them.