Crossword Mystery: US Presidents (2024)

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Can you complete this crossword by entering the US President surnames associated chronologically with each clue? Then unscramble the letters in the yellow shaded cells, and enter the full name of the Mystery President.

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Crossword Mystery: US Presidents (2024)

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The most common first name for a U.S. president is James, followed by John and then William.

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Welcome to The City of Presidents. Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Who was the only president to never marry? ›

He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married.

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Washington is the only U.S. state named after a president.

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State Flag and Pledge. The current, official South Dakota State Flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading "South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State" - the official state nickname are arranged in a circle around the sun.

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Believe it or not, Rapid City wasn't always known as the City of Presidents, and Downtown Rapid City was not the must-see destination it is today. The corners where statues now stand were empty, Art Alley was a blank canvas, and Main Street Square was a parking lot.

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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States.

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Letter Colors in the Crossword

The letter colors that appear in the Crossword indicate the following: Black - Letters entered in the default pen mode. Gray - Letters entered in pencil mode. Blue - Letters that have been confirmed with Check.

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One of 20 in a 6-Across

The answer is Ounce.

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When playing the Mini, you can alternate between pen and pencil modes. For both app and online, select the pencil icon to switch from one mode to the other. Letters entered in the default pen mode are black, while letters entered in pencil mode are gray.

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The New York Times Crossword.

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For example – EG (e.g., short for the Latin exempli gratia)

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On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.

What are other names for the president of the United States? ›

President of the United States
  • U.S. head of state.
  • Chief executive of the federal government.
  • Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
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What are popular presidents names? ›

A 2015 poll administered by the American Political Science Association (APSA) among political scientists specializing in the American presidency had Abraham Lincoln in the top spot, with George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, ...

What is the only last name shared by a U.S. president? ›

Five names show up twice because we had different presidents with the same last name: John Adams and John Quincy Adams; William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison; Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt; Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson; George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.

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