“KO Clown,” Friend, Mar. 1981, 5

KO Clown

Work this puzzle the same as you would a crossword puzzle except that you substitute numbers for letters.

Across

KO Clown has a dozen neckties.
He had enough balloons to give 6 each to 8 children.
Six clowns each exploded 3 red and 3 blue firecrackers.
KO tripped over the same chair a half dozen times for 3 performances.
The donkey chased KO around the center ring 7 times for 6 performances.
KO went to the cotton candy stand 8 times. Each time, he bought 1/4 dozen cones; then he bought 2 more.
Nine geese, 9 ducks, and 9 little dogs chased KO all around the ring.
Nine other clowns snatched KO’s hat 6 times apiece.
KO took 7 birds out of one pocket, 7 from another, and 7 from under his hat.
KO can juggle 2 dozen plates at one time.
How many inches does a 5′ 8″ clown measure?

Down

Three clowns stayed at the circus all day and all night or __ hours.
KO had __ pieces of taffy, because 8 monkeys and their trainer each threw 9 pieces at him.
Eighty clowns piled into a funny train, but 16 fell out, leaving __ clowns.
KO owned 25 pigeons, 40 rabbits, 4 dogs, 2 donkeys, and 11 white mice, or __ creatures altogether.
KO had one more umbrella than there are days in the month of March.
KO had 1/4 of 100 things to remember.
A clown balanced 9 stacks of 7 little chairs.
With a 3′ pencil, KO wrote the sum of twice 4 x 9.
KO once had 7 canes in each of 8 boxes, but he gave 14 canes away.
Four clowns each ate 4 doughnuts.
KO has 9 x 5 bills hidden under his tie.
An octogenarian clown is __ years old.