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- 3. The number of Pilgrims still alive by the time the First Thanksgiving came around.
- 4. Since 1941 a holiday celebrating survival, harvest, and peace between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans (sort of).
- 6. The established colony the Pilgrims were aiming for, but missed because of all the storms.
- 8. The part of the cow they enjoyed on the trip, mostly salted but sometimes flame-broiled.
- 10. Often used to stuff the Pilgrims’ mattresses. While not luxurious, it was a practical solution to their bedding problem.
- 13. Made of wattle and daub and considered in today’s market as an open-floor-plan-fixer-upper.
- 14. The abandoned Native American village where the Pilgrims landed, offering them ready-to-use land.
- 15. A frayed piece of rope tied to the edge of the ship and dangling in the water used to clean up
- 16. The affliction caused by lack of Vitamin C. It ravaged the Pilgrims, leading to numerous deaths on the journey.
- 18. the best part of ingesting over 3000 calories and trying to win diabetes, i.e. overeating.
- 22. a doorstop style confection made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and doused in spirits.
- 23. Also known as pediculosis, is a parasitic skin infection caused by tiny wingless insects, rampant among the pilgrims.
- 24. The substance that coated the Mayflower’s inner deck, sticky and unpleasant; it was essential for waterproofing.
Down
- 1. In a modern polytheistic culture, it's who young American women would give thanks to.
- 2. A foot from your head while you sleep with tar in your hair, smoke in your lungs, and feces misting gently over you.
- 5. A dinner entree of a single man paired with Ramen, leftover Little Caesar pizza, and Dr. Thunder.
- 7. The shipping vessel used by the Pilgrims. Overcrowded and uncomfortable, it was their only home for months.
- 9. The other option that wasn’t staying on the boat or living in a “finished” house, dank af
- 11. Not from concentrate, but the type of water splashing on the lower decks through the cracks in the hull
- 12. A utensil used to catch excrement, about the size of a modern-day mixing bowl
- 17. a sauce or relish made out of fruit from evergreen dwarf shrubs, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish shaped like a tin can.
- 19. A diminutive of the name Pancho, which in turn is a diminutive of the name Francisco, brings the gringos more chips.
- 20. The alternate option given to you by the doctor when the ointment just won’t handle it.
- 21. A humble and cold place where a special baby was born, and where Pilgrims couldn’t spend their winter.