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  1. 1. Type of knitting that uses a specialized hook to stitch yarn or threads together — Answer: CROCHET. Hint: This yarn craft uses a single hooked tool to create loops and stitches 🧶
  2. 2. Variation of origami that involves cutting the paper as well as folding — Answer: KIRIGAMI. Hint: Think of paper art that adds scissors to the usual folds ✂️
  3. 3. A room in the house that is below the ground floor — Answer: BASEMENT. Hint: Think of the cool, often windowless space beneath the main floors of a home 🏠
  4. 4. Lemons are sour because they have a lot of ______ acid in them — Answer: CITRIC. Hint: Think of the natural acid shared by lemons, oranges, and limes. 🍊
  5. 5. Red _____ cells carry oxygen throughout the body — Answer: BLOOD. Hint: These oxygen-carrying cells are named for their vivid color. 🩸
  6. 6. David Bushnell invented this underwater vehicle during the American Revolutionary War — Answer: SUBMARINE. Hint: Think of a wartime vessel designed to travel beneath the waves. 🌊
  7. 7. Iain _____ is the Scottish author of "The Wasp Factory", "Espedair Street", and "The Crow Road" — Answer: BANKS. Hint: Think of the Scottish novelist known for blending dark imagination with sharp social observation 📚
  8. 8. WWE's Mr. _______ uses the "Mic Check" as his finishing maneuver — Answer: KENNEDY. Hint: Think of the WWE star whose ring persona shares a surname with a famous U.S. president. 🤼
  9. 9. The company Ensemble Studios released the strategy game "Age of _______" in 1997 — Answer: EMPIRES. Hint: Think of the grand historical strategy game whose title completes that famous “Age of …” phrase. 🏛️

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    #ClueAnswer
    1Type of knitting that uses a specialized hook to stitch yarn or threads togetherCROCHET
    2Variation of origami that involves cutting the paper as well as foldingKIRIGAMI
    3A room in the house that is below the ground floorBASEMENT
    4Lemons are sour because they have a lot of ______ acid in themCITRIC
    5Red _____ cells carry oxygen throughout the bodyBLOOD
    6David Bushnell invented this underwater vehicle during the American Revolutionary WarSUBMARINE
    7Iain _____ is the Scottish author of "The Wasp Factory", "Espedair Street", and "The Crow Road"BANKS
    8WWE's Mr. _______ uses the "Mic Check" as his finishing maneuverKENNEDY
    9The company Ensemble Studios released the strategy game "Age of _______" in 1997EMPIRES

    Today's Word Craze Daily Theme answers

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    DifficultyDepends on the day's themeConsistent, accessible
    ResetsDaily at midnightDaily at midnight

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