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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (62 Across) girth (NOUN) The circumference of anything. 2. Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place. Synonym: cinch. 3. The distance around a person's body. (VERB) 1. Tie
a cinch around. Similar words: fasten, fix, secure. 2. Encircle or bind.
Synonyms: begird, gird, girt. Derives from Old Norse: gjordh.
Did You Know? (4 Down) John F Kennedy was the youngest
person to be elected president of the United States and the first US president
born in the 20th century. The second of nine children, the wealthy Kennedy
family had long been active in politics when JFK entered the political arena in
1946 in a bid for the 11th Congressional District of Massachusetts, which he
won. Prior to his entry into politics, Kennedy had served in the US Navy and
fought in World War II.
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