63 msfocusmagazine.org Play on Words - Keep Cool! Solve the clues and fill in the crossword with things that might help you beat the heat this summer. Across 1. a front-brimmed head covering 4. a special kind of #11 Down will spray this 8. water’s frozen state 9. cools your home or room (two words) 10. found under trees or patio umbrellas 12. a sun umbrella Down 1. a beverage, not warmed (two words) 2. it’s how a fish travels 3. Where you keep #8 Across and #5 Down 5. it comes in more then just 31 flavors (two words) 6. a sleeveless, waist-length garment with cold packs (two words) 7. arranging affairs in advance 10. like rain indoors 11. a handheld one folds, electric ones spin Solution to last issue’s Play on Words: “INDEPENDENCE” If you use a riding mower, the pedals may be very difficult or tiring to use. If they are, look at a “zero turn” mower – the controls require hands, not feet. A lot of tool handles are hard for some of us to hold comfortably. Try getting a piece of plumbing pipe insulation and tape it tightly around your tool handle using duct tape. The slight extra thickness makes it easier to grip and use that rake or hoe. Have You MS Hacked the Problem? Send your tips and tricks to MSHacks@msfocus.org.