Interactive Crossword Puzzle - April.  2004

Superstitions

 

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1. This bug in the house brings good luck.
3. If you dream you are falling and you hit the ground, you will never ________.
6. Bad luck comes to those who pick up a coin _____ side up.
7. If you spill salt, throw a pinch over this shoulder to prevent bad luck.
11. One of these a day keeps the doctor away.
12. The _____ can not see the bride the morning of the wedding.
14. The person with the bigger piece of this after tugging on it will have their wish come true.
16. What about an apple tells you how many children you will have?
17. If this part of your face feels suddenly hot someone is speaking of you.
20. Suspend this over a pregnant woman's belly to tell the sex of the child.
22. If you do this to a gray hair, ten more will grow there.
23. If this extremity itches you will soon be receiving money.
25. Walking under these will bring bad luck.
29. Wishing this painful occurrance on someone, is a way to wish them good luck.
31. Always put this in a wallet if it is to be given as a gift to bring good luck.
32. It is bad luck to open this inside a home.
33. Breaking a mirror will bring ______ years bad luck.
34. Saying "God Bless You" prevents the devil from entering your body when you do this.
35. If you dream of death, it is a sign of ________.

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2. A triskaidekaphobe is someone afraid of the number _________.
3. Airplanes have no 13th ______.
4. You hear this when an angel gets its wings.
5. A bride needs something old, new, _________ and blue.
8. Cross these to improve a person's chance of good fortune.
9. This hung above a doorway, facing upward, will bring good luck to the home.
10. Eatting this bean on New Year's Day will bring good fortune all year long.
11. Carry this nut to bring you luck and a long life.
13. Step on a crack, break your ________ back.
15. If this extremity itches you will soon be paying out money.
18. Eighty percent of existing high rises do not have a 13th _______.
19. Killing this type of bug will bring bad luck.
21. A sudden chill down your spine means someone has stepped over your ______,
24. Knock on wood this many times after mentioning good fortune to prevent it from turning bad.
26. Place this hair in your hand, make a wish, and blow it away.
27. It is unlucky to wear this stone unless it is your birthstone.
28. A four-leaf _________ brings good luck.
30. Never tell this or it won't come true.

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