Weekly Crossword #3

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Across
  1. 4. Figurative language that uses direct comparison
  2. 5. In this game, the faster you type, the faster your car goes
  3. 6. Similar sounds synchronized in a sonic symphony
  4. 8. Another term for "idiom"
  5. 10. Put your best foot ________
  6. 11. We have nine, but only eight are on display right now
  7. 12. I must have heard the name of this literary device mispronounced a hundred million times
  8. 13. Not "smile," but close
  9. 14. Soap substitute
  10. 15. The number of potted plants in the classroom minus the number of periods in an odd day, then multiplied by today's date
  11. 18. Ties that bind. Also: band, chorus, gym, etc.
  12. 20. Week-long literary celebration (we are literally in the middle of it right now)
  13. 22. Alliterative term for a college basketball tournament. Also, the name for the current 6th grade ELA competition
  14. 23. Another thing that yesterday was
Down
  1. 1. We have eleven, but only nine work right now
  2. 2. Number of ceiling tiles in this classroom
  3. 3. "We are now ready to dismiss walkers, car riders, and _________"
  4. 4. A standardized test with which you are very familiar. Also, what you refer to while on a journey
  5. 7. Number of school days left before Spring Break
  6. 9. The number of potted plants in the classroom right now
  7. 11. It starts on May 29th
  8. 13. One thing that yesterday was
  9. 15. The number of potted plants in the classroom minus the number of periods in an odd day
  10. 16. All that glitters is ____
  11. 17. Not "idiot," but close
  12. 19. Day 1 MAP subject
  13. 21. As of today, there are exactly nine school weeks until summer vacation -- or this many days