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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (15 Across) puma (Noun) Large American carnivore feline resembling a lion. It ranges from Canada to Patagonia (a region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic). Known to hunt deer, elk, and various smaller animals, the puma has been exterminated and/or endangered in many areas by ranchers and farmers who suspect them of killing cattle. Synonyms: catamount, cougar, Felis concolor, mountain cat, mountain
lion, painter, panther. The word puma is Spanish for mountain lion.
Did You Know? (18 Across) Espy (Noun) is a sports award
developed and presented by the cable sports network ESPN. ESPN began broadcasting in 1980 in the US, and
has since expanded worldwide. The network airs programs featuring all the major
American sports, plus an all-encompassing sports news show "SportsCenter". Espy
is also the surname of cabinet member, Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Espy, in
the first term of the administration of President Bill Clinton.
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