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1. A celebrity’s name: ___________
2. A type of activist (plural): ___________
3. A species of animal (plural): ___________
4. A direction: ___________
5. A foreign country: ___________
6. Last name of No. 1: ___________
7. Another name for No. 3: ___________
8. A person’s occupation: ___________
9. An alcoholic beverage: ___________
10. Something a crowd of people would do: ___________
11. How frequently or infrequently: ___________


1. Paris Hilton is being praised by 2. conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking 3. elephants in 4. northeastern 5. India.

Activists said a celebrity endorsement such as 6. Hilton‘s was sure to raise awareness of the plight of the 7. pachyderms that get drunk on 8. farmers‘ homemade 9. rice beer and then go on a 10. rampage.

“The elephants get drunk 11. all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them,” the 26-year-old socialite said in a report posted on World Entertainment News Network’s Web site.


Hat tip: The Associated Press.

**Correction: The AP has withdrawn the story.**