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| 1. Light wind |
| 5. Not a single person; alone |
| 10. Styling of the hair often involving shears and combs |
| 11. Michigan State University’s and San José State University’s mascot |
| 12. Water falling from the sky |
| 13. To remove pins |
| 15. First name of the author of “Beloved” |
| 17. Organizational strategy created by the Open Compliance and Ethics Group regarding ethical management, risk management and adherence to standards and laws, for short |
| 19. Produced by fermenting milk with bacteria |
| 21. A crucial or decisive point or situation, often a difficult or unstable time |
| 22. Pertaining to an item of high quality from a past era |
| 23. To acquire or gain possession |
| 25. Small piece of kitchenware, usually with a handle, for drinking warm liquids |
| 28. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s credits for compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard program, for short |
| 30. Plant genus whose petal data comprises a popular Kaggle dataset |
| 31. Biological blueprints carried in DNA |
| 32. Cool and swag, usually referring to clothing |
| 35. To sustain with food or nutriment; to support and promote growth |
| 36. The success in a competition or struggle; triumph |
| 37. Coldplay song about unrequited love |
| 38. Season characterized by the blossoming of flowers and warmer weather |
DOWN
| 2. Barrier often found on stairs or a balcony |
| 3. Individually or per item |
| 4. Consuming food |
| 5. Describes movement in plants that is a response to stimuli but directionally independent of it |
| 6. Common fastening device or a Hollywood actor’s first name |
| 7. Obedient and respectful |
| 8. Fleshy red fruit |
| 9. Opens a fastener on clothing by pulling a tab |
| 14. Essential nutrients found in meat, beans and nuts |
| 16. Surname of sports commentator and hall of fame football player who was a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys for 12 years |
| 18. To say “hello” or welcome someone |
| 20. Chemical element with the symbol Sn |
| 21. Taxes on profit occurring from sales of assets, for short |
| 23. Vegetables that might bring tears to your eyes in the kitchen |
| 24. Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” |
| 26. For example, “The Simpsons,” “South Park,” and “The Flintstones” |
| 27. Tropical fruit with sweet orange flesh and central black seeds |
| 28. To display again |
| 29. Anxiety, worry or fear about a looming event or action |
| 33. Cash register or drawer for storing money |
| 34. Mark left on the skin after a wound has healed |
