Friday, August 31, 2018 9Brooklin Town Crier Brooklin Bafflers: by Liz Lowe Crossword Across 1 This was the official language of England for over 600 years (6) 3 They can only eat with their heads upside down (9) 6 Two-thirds of the people on earth have never seen this. (4) 7 This animal can see behind i self without turning its head. (6) 9 You would weigh less here than on the top of a mountain. (3,5) 10 These animals have no vocal chords. (8) 12 They can't walk backwards. (4) 14 You can use these to power an electric train. (5,5) 15 Our ____ are always the same size from birth. (4) 16 Volcanoes are basically ________on the Earth's surface (8) 21 This makes flowers grow faster. (5) 22 The Facebook Like button was originally planned to be the _______ button. (7) 24 A small amount of stress helps you do this better. (8) 27 He could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. (2,5) 30 Spiked dog collars were invented in _______ ______, to protect dogs throats from wolves. (7,6) 32 All scorpions do this. (4) 33 The ______ the room you sleep in, the higher the odds that you ll have a bad dream (6) 34 Penguins have one of these above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water. (5) 35 This was used before mercury to fill thermometers. (6) 37 This animal cannot move its tongue. (9) 39 Baby _____ sharks eat each other in the womb until only one shark is born. (5) 40 A duck has three of these. (7) 42 The average mattress doubles in w_____ over the course of 10 years due to accumulation of dust mites and dust mite poop. (5) 43 If you keep it in a dark room, it will eventually turn pale. (8) Down 1 _____ can suffocate if they hold their mouth open too long (5) 2 ______ was originally called Arabic Wine (6) 3 Adult _________ don t eat (9) 4 If you were to remove all of the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on earth, the entire world population could fit into an _____ (5) 5 An ________ eye is bigger than its brain (8) 6 When getting a new car, choose one that is ______. The color is most visible on the road and is least likely to get into an accident. (6) 8 By law, a pregnant woman can pee anywhere she wants to in his country. (7) 11 If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in _____ _____, they will bond together permanently. (5,5) 13 Blue whale fart bubbles are large enough to enclose a ______. (5) 14 There are 10 times more of this in your body than actual body cells. (8) 17 Doing this burns more calories than smiling. (8) 18 Crabs have teeth in their _______ (7) 19 Dragonflies are one of the most efficient in nature. (9) 20 You can't do this while holding your nose closed. (3) 23 Women have twice as many pain ________ on their body than men. (9) 25 Rubbing this on mosquito bites can help stop the itching (6,4) 26 _____ handed people live, on average, nine years longer. (5) 28 This causes the butterflies you get in your stomach when you see someone you like. (10) 29 The Spanish national anthem doesn't have any. (5) 31 You are more likely to die from a falling one of these than a shark attack. (7) 36 Breastfeeding allows a baby o give _____ to mothers so that her immune system can sy the size antibodies for her baby. (5) 38 Earth is the only planet not named after a ___. (3) 41 Scientists claim that the higher your ___, the more you dream in your sleep. (2)