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.

Across

2. Periods of 365 days

3. Cleansing product

4. Beloved

5. Gain knowledge

6. Past tense of eat

7. Word showing surprise

8. Rip

9. Have on (clothes)

10. Head covering

11. Wander

12. 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.