Words meaning to pull the window coverings down: “When the sun is too bright, you go to the window and ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CLOSE THE BLINDS | 5 |
| PULL DOWN THE SHADES | 4 |
| PULL THE BLINDS | 4 |
| LOWER THE BLINDS | 3 |
| PULL THE SHADES | 3 |
| PULL THE SHADES DOWN | 3 |
| CLOSE THE CURTAINS | 2 |
| CLOSE THE DRAPES | 2 |
| DRAW THE BLINDS | 2 |
| DRAW THE CURTAINS | 2 |
| DRAW THE SHADES | 2 |
| LOWER THE SHADES | 2 |
| PULL DOWN THE BLINDS | 2 |
| PULL DOWN THE CURTAINS | 2 |
| PULL THE CURTAINS | 2 |
| CLOSE THE SHADES | 1 |
| DRAW DOWN THE BLINDS | 1 |
| DRAW THE DRAPES | 1 |
| LOWER DOWN THE SHADES | 1 |
| LOWER THE CURTAINS | 1 |
| PULL DOWN THE SHADE | 1 |
| PULL SHE SHADES | 1 |
| PULL THE BLINDS DOWN | 1 |
| PULL THE DRAPE SHUT | 1 |
| PULL THE SHADE DOWN | 1 |
| PUT THE SHADES DOWN | 1 |
| SHUT THE BLIND | 1 |
| SHUT THE CURTAINS | 1 |
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