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3. Number of stars on the U.S. flag.
5. Their leader is a queen who loves honey.
8. Your parent’s parent is this to you.
10. Adam and Eve argued over one.
11. Home to Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon.
13. Mr. Rogers had many.
14. Before arriving at Chesapeake Bay, this runs along DC, hopefully all quiet tonight.
17. Adam first met Eve in one.
19. Like the Colorado and Missouri, the number 10 POTOMAC Down is one.
21. A color shared by both 9 DOWN and 5 DOWN, as well as newbies.
22. Common to both martinis and pizza.
23. Besides white, color common to FLAGS of both FRANCE and MEXICO.
24. A shape without corners, common to both compasses and pizzas.

1. In a city, there may be one both up and down (or even mid).
2. Southern neighbor of Texas.
4. Countries fly them and football refs throw them.
6. Country known for wine and cheese (or toast and fries), between Italy and Spain.
7. In 5 Down FRANCE, a word for TOWN. (Paris is a big one.)
9. Common to compasses, thermometers and PhD’s.
12. 5 DOWN shares one with Texas along the Rio Grande.
15. The square root of NINE.
16. A feline is rumored to have this many lives.
18. Muskegon is this of Ottawa.
20. The state bird of two states bordered by Lake Michigan; from time to time, Batman worked closely with one.