Labor Day Crossword Puzzle

Young Hispanic male with bag thrown over shoulder Original caption: “Pinal County, Arizona. Mexican boy age 13, coming in from cotton field at noon. He picked 27 pounds of Pima cotton (earnings about $.45) during the morning. Note stamped work ticket in his hand.” Photographer: Dorothea Lange. Date: November 1940

In recent decades Labor Day is often treated as a bookend for Memorial Day. The theme-words in this puzzle hearken back to the real meaning of the holiday.

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