hero rats

4. The department will use the _____ for budgetary purposes.
5. Their chatter _____ me from studying.
7. Water is _____ by sewage.
10. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble.
12. generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.
13. having enough or abundant space or room.
14. act of removing planted landmines.
15. I'm not someone who likes to go to parties and _____. I'm shy.
16. relating to or caused by heat or by changes in temperature.
17. the ______ rodents stuffed in to tiny harnesses began to sweep back and forth on ropes.
18. to say officially that something or someone has met certain standards or requirements.

1. rats can detect landmines by specific scent.
2. given to or characterized by repetition.
3. unusual or special in a way that makes people notice them and be surprised or impressed.
6. the hero rats successfully uncovered 2406 landmines, 992 bombs and 13025 small arms and ______.
8. the ______ began researching the use of rat technology in the early 90s.
9. the hero rats can smell TNT in _____
11. changes quiet often or usually seems to be no fixed pattern to these changes.
13. scratch and ______ landmine detection.
14. the act of noticing or sensing something.