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ACROSS
1)  lose thickness; become ____ or ____ner
2)  any competition
3)  a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
4)  a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia ____is and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal


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1)  a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2)  a soldier of the american revolution who was hanged as a spy by the british; his last words were supposed to have been `i only regret that i have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
3)  water frozen in the solid state
4)  a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

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