Whyville Times readers!

Welcome to the Whyville Times Crossword Puzzle! To solve the puzzle, you'll need to read the Times -- you'll find most of the answers buried in the articles written by your fellow citizens. The more you read, the easier the puzzle will be.

Once you've filled in every Up and every Down, the "Submit" button should highlight on your screen. Hit submit and you're home free!

The first ten people to solve and submit the crossword will receive at least 100 clams. Everyone else who correctly answers the puzzle will get a 30 clam bonus!!!

Okay, enough talk... time to crossword!

#whytimes_xword( 277 18 11 "18|11|11|******.**.********.****..............*****.**.********.*****.**.********........*.*.*.****.*****.**.......**.*****.**.*.*.**********.**.*.*.*******...........*************.*.*.*****.........*.*.****|a4|4 A popular winter olympic sport.|a5|5 A disease that causes hair loss.|a8|8 If you don't get enough of this you will have brittle bones.|a9|9 The reborn convict in Les Miserables.|a10|10 A memeber of Nickelback used to work here.|d1|1 The newest addition to WhyEat.|d2|2 You need these to play Zero Gravity.|d3|3 Most of the water in the world is here.|d6|6 A popular gift on February 14th.|d7|7 A club to discuss Japan." )