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Across:

1. The three levels of government in the US are local, state, and ___.
5. John McCain ___d several times that the US economy is "fundamentally sound."
8. Humans ___ millions of animals every day for food (nowpublic.com claims 100,000 a MINUTE!).
9. Many people are not ___ that they have habits that irritate others.
11. The store's ___tape was useless because the robber wore a hoodie, sunglasses, and gloves.
13. His ___ bill decreased slightly after he bought a more efficient refrigerator.
16. Signs on the highway warned about deer crossings and ___ crossings.
17. Ships that cross the ocean ___ barnacles and other creatures from one port to another.
18. Proposition 2 will halt ___ to chickens, which are kept in small cages their whole lives.
19. A carrot ___. A walking ___. A ___ shift. A ___ in the mud.
22. It's easy to ___ sexual diseases--just don't have sex!
23. Im___ed 10 years for a murder he didn't commit, the man was finally released.
24. He got ___ed while he was rewiring the electrical system.
25. The insurance ___ asked the employees many questions about the suspicious fire.

Down:

2. The horse was a little bit ___ after stumbling on the rocky path.
3. The US senator made a million dollars last year, yet ___d only $5,000 to charity.
4. Proposition 2 seeks an end to the ___ment of chickens cooped up in small cages.
6. In the geology section of the old library, the spy ___ handed over classified information to the foreign agent.
7. ___s were all over the Internet that the unmarried actress was pregnant!
10. "I don't ___ what I had for breakfast today," said the politician to the district attorney. "But I'm sure it was delicious."
12. There was only one electrical ___in the entire kitchen of the old house.
14. The real estate agent told the buyer to contact ashi.org to find a qualified home ___or to examine the house inside and outside.
15. He tilted his head back and dropped one medicated nose drop down each ___.
18. American society and TV teach kids to become ___rs who want to purchase every product made on Earth! (Use those credit cards.)
20. The man was ___ed of killing his wife; he escaped from deputies, but was caught. In jail, he hanged himself with his shirt.
21. His mother's remark about his laziness ___ded him to change his ways. (He got off his butt!)