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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (63 Across) euphemism (NOUN) 1. Substitution of a mild or roundabout word or expression for another felt to be too blunt or painful. Example: "the departed" instead of "the dead"; "collateral damage" instead of "civilian casualties"; and "at rest" instead of "died". 2. An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive. Examples: blank-ety blank, darn, heck. Derives from the Greek: eu- well + phenizein < phanai to speak.

Did You Know? (20 Across) Dan Rather, the anchor for the CBS Evening News for twenty-four years, announced play-by-play for the Houston Buffs, (a Triple-A minor league baseball team, in 1959. Rather began work for CBS in 1962.

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