“➡_____ straw (drinking implement with an elbow): Bendy

➡A particular subject or issue: Topic

➡A place where things are sold: Shop

➡Came down a hill; lost one’s balance: Fell

➡Country’s embassy official: Diplomat

➡Extremely mediocre and simple: Mere

➡Floor-sweeping tool; accessory for a witch: Broom

➡Focus on a nonprofit: Cause

➡Gather into a roll and bind securely: Furl

➡Have nothing to do with; deliberately avoid: Shun

➡Innate tendencies; basic qualities: Natures

➡Lay responsibility on; put the finger at: Blame

➡Like details for carrying out an operation: Logistic

➡Makes allowances for justifications: Excuses

➡Not nice at all; have as a definition: Mean

➡Not requiring a suit; a lack of ceremony: Informal

➡One giving directions to a tourist, say: Local

➡One-in-a-million event: Miracle

➡Painful exclamation; cry from a sting: Ouch

➡People At The Top: High-ranking officer: Commander

➡People At The Top: King or emperor: Monarch

➡People At The Top: Master of a ship: Captain

➡People At The Top: Office chief: Boss

➡People At The Top: Orchestra conductor: Leader

➡People At The Top: Top contestant: Champion

➡Put off for another day: Defer

➡Says no to, declines to accept: Refuses

➡Statistical numbers; info to analyze: Data

➡System of moral values: Ethic

➡Targets of a crime; people who suffer harm: Victims

➡They’re logged into with usernames and passwords: Accounts

➡Typical winter weather: Cold

➡What some hounds follow: Scent
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