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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH
CROSSWORDS, NUMBER PUZZLES, WORD GAMES Thomas Joseph Crossword ...................3, 7, 10 Word Sleuth...............................................4, 29 Premier Crossword........5, 8, 23, 30, 32, 33, 38 Mega Maze................................................6, 21 Conceptis Sudoku ...................9, 11, 12, 17, 18 Scramblers.........................................13, 19, 31 Conceptis Multi-Sudoku .........................14, 22 Wuzzles .........................................................15 Battleships...............................................16, 26 Hocus Focus..................................................20 Hashi .............................................................27 Cryptoquote...................................................28 Puzzles 4 Kids.............................34, 35, 36, 37 Kids’ Maze ..................................34, 35, 36, 37
Solutions..............................39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45
ACROSS 1 Strike-breaker 5 A+, for one 10 Big wheel’s wheels 11 Art stands 13 “Terrible” czar 14 Flowery shrub 15 Conqueror of the Incas 17 Wall climber 18 Perfume sprayer 19 Spring month 20 Last letter, to Brits 21 Vampire attack 22 Fizzy drinks 25 Chess wins 26 Top cards 27 Buddhist branch 28 Writer Deighton 29 Cotton fabric 33 Actress MacGraw 34 Touchdown setting 35 Catching some z’s 37 Vaccine type 38 Wonder of music 39 “Step —!” (“Hurry!”) 40 Villainous expression 41 Disorder
DOWN 1 Little goofs 2 Kind of pride 3 Stupefy 4 Sources of prosperity 5 Made suitable 6 Barber’s need 7 Simile center 8 Mark the boundaries of 9 Raise 12 Be agreeable 16 Hwys. 21 Words from Ralph Kramden 22 Diet lunches 23 Spotted cats 24 Inhabitant 25 Repair 27 Witty remark 29 Bottled spirit 30 Singer Lena 31 Writer Nin 32 Thaws 36 “— Got a Secret”
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Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST
Aerosol Aluminum Ash Beer Coffee Garbage Kick the Milk Pop Sardine Spray Tin Trash Watering Yes I
Aldrin Armstrong Bean Conrad Duke Irwin LRV-001 LRV-002 LRV-003 Lunokhod Mitchell Schmitt Scott Shepard Young
CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST
Alpha Pharmacist Istanbul Bulwark Arkansas Sashay Hayride Ideas Easement Entangle Gleeful Fulcrum Mormon Monochrome Omega
Archibald Cowens Eaton Ginobili Goodrich Kellogg Kukoc Lanier Motta Mullin Perkins Tisdale Van Exel Wilkens Zuleta
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Premier Crossword
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CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Bomb part 5 Kathy Lee’s costar 10 “This is only —” 12 Without help 13 Joan Allen film 15 Possesses 16 Gorilla 17 Top 18 Start a poker hand 20 Vein site 21 See 36-Across 22 Unique person 23 Less cooked 25 Ballet bend 28 French flapjack 31 Come to earth 32 “Tennis, —?” 34 — Gen. (Cabinet post) 35 Compass pt. 36 With 21-Across, “The Velvet Fog” 37 Joan Allen film 40 Word with “firma” or “cotta” 41 Dance for two 42 German industrial city 43 Inlets
DOWN 1 Nickname for Earl Hines 2 Dag Hammarskjold’s successor 3 Tends 4 Computer key abbr. 5 Track event 6 Actor Wallach 7 Ghoul’s pal 8 Skate variety 9 Garden tool 11 Emotional wound 14 LIKE THESE LETTERS 19 Goofed 20 Comic Amsterdam 24 Writer Hemingway 25 Nebraska river 26 Turning tools 27 Buries 29 Los Angeles suburb 30 Vim 33 St. — fire 35 Read over 38 Fury 39 File folder feature
ACROSS 1 Lab runners 5 Actress Hedy 11 Matinee star 12 Wide street 13 Plummeted 14 Turned to liquid 15 Craze 16 Hospital part 17 Bridge forerunner 19 Attain 22 Laundry problem 24 Wave setting 26 Model buys 27 Writer Wiesel 28 That is, in Latin 30 “As You Like It” setting 31 Apiece 32 Radiant 34 Jack’s cohort 35 Nile biter 38 Get away 41 “Beetle Bailey” dog 42 Sluggish 43 Not working, as a phone 44 Slowly appear 45 Goes astray
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DOWN 1 Tick off 2 Brainstorm 3 Washer choice 4 Building part 5 Actor Lorenzo 6 Turns aside 7 Pinochle score 8 Hill creature 9 Regret 10 Blushing 16 Victory 18 Snake sound 19 Candidate of 1964 20 Pennsylvania port 21 High school student 22 Omit 23 Ocean motion 25 Protagonist 29 Asian capital 30 The works 33 Astronaut John 34 Green stone 36 Headliner 37 Pea places 38 Pole worker 39 Vast expanse 40 Bounder 41 Keats creation
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By Frank A. Longo
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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Feed the swine 5 Onsets 11 Fourth dimension 12 “Sea of Love” star 13 Out of the wind 14 Fancy ties 15 Razor inventor 17 Slippery one 18 Orlando attraction 22 Doorway 24 Kitchen sight 25 Permit 26 Proof-ending letters 27 Garden starters 30 City on the Loire 32 Ford flop 33 Pindar poem 34 Short scene 38 Sex drive 41 Ollie’s partner 42 Drew out 43 Transmit 44 Dead ducks 45 Invites 10
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DOWN 1 For men only 2 Leslie Caron film 3 Brunch orders 4 Kitchen gadget 5 Tiff 6 Samples 7 Receive 8 Carnival city 9 Blasting stuff 10 Call for help 16 Bridge expert Culbertson 19 Flirts 20 Finished 21 Koppel and Danson 22 Different 23 Call for 28 Gadget 29 Breaking pitch 30 Cargo unit 31 Black Sea port 35 Olympus group 36 Army vehicle 37 Finishes 38 Table part 39 Wedding words 40 Bakery buy
ACROSS 1 Jeans measure 6 Calendar numbers 11 Change 12 Tolerate 13 “Beau —” 14 Jackie’s predecessor 15 Rudder part 17 Catches 18 Like — of bricks 20 Castor’s mom 22 Bud’s bud 23 Hit song of 1931 26 Cheering loudly 28 Under close guidance 29 Internet computers 31 Historic age 32 Close 33 Saint Paul’s designer 34 Needy 36 Petty fight 38 Lusitania sinker 40 Banish 43 Winner’s cry 44 Deliver payment 45 Precipitous 46 Patellae places
DOWN 1 Humorist 2 Heady brew 3 Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne song 4 Novelist Anya — 5 Long journey 6 Block 7 Strand 8 Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne song 9 Fix copy 10 Spots 16 Wing 18 Sighed cry 19 Shredded 21 Yale players 23 Scope 24 Oliver’s request 25 Actor McGregor 27 Mean 30 Monopoly buys: Abbr. 33 Like some fruit 34 Where pints are purchased 35 Final notice? 37 Make the coffee 39 Pinnacle 41 Deceit 42 UFO pilots
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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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Each puzzle consists of two Sudoku grids overlapping each other. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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Battleships Each Battleship puzzle represents an ocean with a hidden eet of ships, which may be oriented horizontally or vertically within the grid such that no ship touches another, not even diagonally. The numbers on the right and on the bottom of the grid show how many squares in the corresponding row and column are occupied by ship segments. Occasionally some squares may contain given ship or water segments to help start the puzzle. The object is to discover where all ships are located.
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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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Each puzzle consists of two Sudoku grids overlapping each other. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.
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Premier Crossword
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Snowmobile & ATV
YODER’S
QUILT AUCTION AND FLEA MARKET Location: 3 miles east of Clare on U.S. 10, then 1/3 mile south on North Leaton Road.
May 15 & 16 - September 4 & 5
Elran Upholstered Furniture!
Friday, May 15 starting at 9 a.m. Selling all unpieced
QUILTS and WALL HANGERS, All small craft items, rugs and QUILT tops. Saturday, May 16 starting at 9 a.m. Selling all pieced QUILTS and WALL HANGERS. “Only” Cloth Crafts.
Over 500 pieces of hand quilted quilts, wall hangers, table runners, quilt tops, rugs and small cloth craft items. Also over 400 vendor booths with lots of crafts, antiques, collectables, candles, furniture, glassware, jewelry and tools. You name it, you can find it here! Also lots of good food, baked goods and homemade ice cream. Tell your friends and come and enjoy the two days with us!
Largest Selection of Amish Furniture in the State
For More Information Contact: Layaway Available
Benchley's Amish Furniture Clare
(989) 386-7951 • Open Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. • benchleysfurniture.com
Check Out The Discounts On 2019 Stoves While They Last! • FIR ES V O ST
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Yoder’s Quilt Auction • simon Yoder 10885 N. Leaton Rd. CLARE • Phone: (989) 386-2872
NO DOGS ALLOWED IN FLEA MARKET AREA
AUCTIONS
• 3 & 4 WHEELERS • MOTORCYCLES • TRAILERS • WATERCRAFT • RV’S • CARS • TRUCKS • SNOWMOBILES
SATURDAYS: March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, Aug. 1 & Sept. 12
NO SELLING COMMISSION FEES ARE CHARGED! Seller’s only pay $25.00 per - item - no other selling fees. There’s a 10% buyer’s premium added to all purchases.
Selling over 4,000 snowmobiles and ATVs every year since 1974 in southern Michigan. Pictures, auction price reports, motel listings, maps and all information to buy or sell are at:
www.snowmobileauction.com
Open to the general public and dealers alike! Inside seating for 2,000 people. 4 acres parking. One mile east of Bronson on Hwy. U.S. 12. White Star Motorsports Auctions. Bronson, Michigan
YOU CAN BUY OR SELL! Phone (517) 369-1153 • Fax (517) 369-2024
Quality Built. Quality Features. STOP BY OUR LOT AND CHECK OUT THE GREAT SELECTION OF BUILDINGS ON THE LOT - READY TO GO!
S • OUTDOOR EPLACE COO KIN G
(989) 386-8960
While Supplies Last & In Stock Only CHECK OUT OUR NEWLY DESIGNED SHOWROOM FEATURING: GAS, WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES & INSERTS!
SERVICE & INSTALL
Hours: M-F 8-5 • Sat. 9-2 8989 Tobacco Dr., Clare
Located 1/4 mile from Benchley’s Amish Furniture
Division of Hershberger’s Hardware
DELIVERY OPTIONS AVAILABLE COAL / PELLETS
COMFORT BILT HP22SS
Stainless Steel Chimneys Chimney Liners Available
14x20 High Barn 8 ft Loft, 1 Window, Side Entry Door
$5,290
14x24
2-3x3 Windows, 1 Entry door, 8x7 Insulated Garage Door
$6,060
Statewide Delivery - Free Delivery w/ in 70 miles!
12x16 Gable
12x20 High Barn
$3,456
$3,835
3 Windows, 24 ft Lofts
8 ft Loft, 7x7 Roll Up Door
12x16 Bargain Barn Check Out Our Bargain Barns! A great storage solution for a Tight Budget!!
8x12 Quaker $2,230
$2,520
Miller’s Woodworking
Supplying Michigan with quality built portable buildings for over 25 yrs.
3209 E. Beaverton Road • Clare • (Voicemail) (989)386-8110 • Old US 127 to Surrey West on Surrey to Grant 1 mile north on Grant
Mon.-Fri. 7:30am-5:00pm • Saturday 8:30-3:00 & Evenings by Chance or Appointment • Closed Sunday
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Battleships Each Battleship puzzle represents an ocean with a hidden eet of ships, which may be oriented horizontally or vertically within the grid such that no ship touches another, not even diagonally. The numbers on the right and on the bottom of the grid show how many squares in the corresponding row and column are occupied by ship segments. Occasionally some squares may contain given ship or water segments to help start the puzzle. The object is to discover where all ships are located.
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Hashi Each puzzle is based on a rectangular arrangement of islands where the number in each island tells how many bridges are connected to it. The object is to connect all islands according to the number of bridges so there are no more than two bridges in the same direction. Bridges can only be vertical or horizontal and are not allowed to cross islands or other bridges. When completed, all bridges are interconnected, enabling passage from any island to another.
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AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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FED
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AFEA
LHII
IVVP
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G E H H E P W Z E FA I , KPLHC
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PMMAF
GA
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FW P ZT Q J
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W K WY E R T L W C M W T Q J FWPRU
MO
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F W Z
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QW RV G X N T C
F EY N C .
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PMLJVO
FOXBUJH
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PMLJVO
BOUBGO
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P T T P I A C
TLQ
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TLJC
ZMTZDFZE G W Z X
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S N R R
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HKXVKSXZE
T UY D Z H
L U ’T
CU
TLQ
GOLFQ
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GJUU
CMO
FWZC
JX
XBG
EB.
JVM
SNP
SBIZSH
UCB M Z
XHLBPET N U
XV M H
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST
Bizarro Boulder Dash Comet Cyclone Diamondback GhostRider Griffon Maverick Montu Nitro Phoenix Raven Sheikra The Wild One Voyage
Abrasives Africa Blue Brown Canada Carbon Colorless Crystal De Beers Facets Hardness India Mineral Russia Yellow
CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST
Activist Assassinated Baptist Boycotts Civil rights Clergyman Coretta Holiday Leader Marches NAACP Nonviolence SCLC Selma Speeches
Aimless Backless Baseless Blameless Careless Ceaseless Cheerless Clueless Cordless Endless Hapless Hatless Jobless Priceless Useless 29
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By Frank A. Longo
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By Frank A. Longo
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Premier Crossword
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Kids Maze
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Kids Maze
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Kids Maze
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Kids Maze
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By Frank A. Longo
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020
MEDIANEWS GROUP
SOLUTIONS
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Word Sleuth
Page 3 Joseph Crossword
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Page 10
Page 5
Premier Crossword
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Page 8
Premier Crossword
Page 9
Joseph Crossword
Sudoku 1
Sudoku 2
Sudoku 3
Sudoku 4
Joseph Crossword
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Page 11 Sudoku 1
Sudoku 2
Sudoku 1
Sudoku 2
Sudoku 3
Sudoku 4
Sudoku 3
Sudoku 4
All puzzles are syndicated by King Features Syndicate Inc. and have been previously published.
Page 13 Scramblers 1
Scramblers 2
Scramblers 3
Scramblers 4
Scramblers 5
Scramblers 6
Page 14 Multi-Sudoku 1
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Multi-Sudoku 2
Multi-Sudoku 3
Multi-Sudoku 4
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Page 15 Wuzzles 1
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Battleships 1
Battleships 2
Battleships 3
Battleships 4
Sudoku 1
Sudoku 2
Sudoku 3
Sudoku 4
Wuzzles 2
Wuzzles 3
Page 18 Wuzzles 4
Sudoku 1
Sudoku 2
Sudoku 3
Sudoku 4
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Scramblers 2
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Scramblers 3
Scramblers 4
Scramblers 5
Scramblers 6
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Multi-Sudoku 1
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Multi-Sudoku 2
Multi-Sudoku 3
Multi-Sudoku 4
Battleships 1
Battleships 2
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Hashi
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Word Sleuth
Battleships 3
Premier Crossword
Battleships 4
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TELEVISION HAS PROVED THAT PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT ANYTHING RATHER THAN EACH OTHER. — ANN LANDERS
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IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE RESPOND TO YOU, CHANGE THE WAY YOU RESPOND TO PEOPLE. — TIMOTHY LEARY
Cryptoquote
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I AM OPPOSED TO MILLIONAIRES, BUT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO OFFER ME THE POSITION. — MARK TWAIN
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I NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE THE DAY WHEN GIRLS WOULD GET SUNBURNED IN THE PLACES THEY NOW DO. — WILL ROGERS
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DEALING WITH NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS LIKE BEING NIBBLED TO DEATH BY DUCKS. — ERIC SEVAREID
IT’S THE FRIENDS YOU CAN CALL UP AT FOUR A.M. THAT MATTER. — MARLENE DIETRICH
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Premier Crossword
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Page 31 Scramblers 1
Scramblers 2
Scramblers 3
Scramblers 4
Scramblers 5
Scramblers 6
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Premier Crossword
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Kids Maze
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Kids Maze
Premier Crossword
Kids Maze
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Check Out The Discounts On 2019 Stoves While They Last! E OV ST
FIR S•
S • OUTDOOR EPLACE COO KIN G
(989) 386-8960
While Supplies Last & In Stock Only CHECK OUT OUR NEWLY DESIGNED SHOWROOM FEATURING: GAS, WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES & INSERTS!
SERVICE & INSTALL
Hours: M-F 8-5 • Sat. 9-2 8989 Tobacco Dr., Clare
Located 1/4 mile from Benchley’s Amish Furniture
Division of Hershberger’s Hardware
DELIVERY OPTIONS AVAILABLE COAL / PELLETS
COMFORT BILT HP22SS
Stainless Steel Chimneys Chimney Liners Available
Over 50 Dining Room Tables! Over 30 Bedroom Sets On Display Elran Upholstered Furniture!
Largest Selection of Amish Furniture in the State Layaway Available
Benchley's Amish Furniture Clare
(989) 386-7951 • Open Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. • benchleysfurniture.com
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020
MEDIANEWS GROUP
Snowmobile & ATV
AUCTIONS
• 3 & 4 WHEELERS • MOTORCYCLES • TRAILERS • WATERCRAFT • RV’S • CARS • TRUCKS • SNOWMOBILES
SATURDAYS: March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, Aug. 1 & Sept. 12
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YODER’S
QUILT AUCTION AND FLEA MARKET Location: 3 miles east of Clare on U.S. 10, then 1/3 mile south on North Leaton Road.
NO SELLING COMMISSION FEES ARE CHARGED!
May 15 & 16 - September 4 & 5
Seller’s only pay $25.00 per - item - no other selling fees. There’s a 10% buyer’s premium added to all purchases.
Friday, May 15 starting at 9 a.m. Selling all unpieced
Selling over 4,000 snowmobiles and ATVs every year since 1974 in southern Michigan. Pictures, auction price reports, motel listings, maps and all information to buy or sell are at:
www.snowmobileauction.com
Open to the general public and dealers alike! Inside seating for 2,000 people. 4 acres parking. One mile east of Bronson on Hwy. U.S. 12. White Star Motorsports Auctions. Bronson, Michigan
YOU CAN BUY OR SELL! Phone (517) 369-1153 • Fax (517) 369-2024
QUILTS and WALL HANGERS, All small craft items, rugs and QUILT tops. Saturday, May 16 starting at 9 a.m. Selling all pieced QUILTS and WALL HANGERS. “Only” Cloth Crafts.
Over 500 pieces of hand quilted quilts, wall hangers, table runners, quilt tops, rugs and small cloth craft items. Also over 400 vendor booths with lots of crafts, antiques, collectables, candles, furniture, glassware, jewelry and tools. You name it, you can find it here! Also lots of good food, baked goods and homemade ice cream. Tell your friends and come and enjoy the two days with us!
For More Information Contact:
Yoder’s Quilt Auction • simon Yoder 10885 N. Leaton Rd. CLARE • Phone: (989) 386-2872
NO DOGS ALLOWED IN FLEA MARKET AREA
Quality Built. Quality Features. STOP BY OUR LOT AND CHECK OUT THE GREAT SELECTION OF BUILDINGS ON THE LOT - READY TO GO!
14x20 High Barn 8 ft Loft, 1 Window, Side Entry Door
$5,290
14x24
2-3x3 Windows, 1 Entry door, 8x7 Insulated Garage Door
$6,060
Statewide Delivery - Free Delivery w/ in 70 miles!
12x16 Gable
12x20 High Barn
$3,456
$3,835
3 Windows, 24 ft Lofts
8 ft Loft, 7x7 Roll Up Door
12x16 Bargain Barn Check Out Our Bargain Barns! A great storage solution for a Tight Budget!!
8x12 Quaker $2,230
$2,520
Miller’s Woodworking
Supplying Michigan with quality built portable buildings for over 25 yrs.
3209 E. Beaverton Road • Clare • (Voicemail) (989)386-8110 • Old US 127 to Surrey West on Surrey to Grant 1 mile north on Grant
Mon.-Fri. 7:30am-5:00pm • Saturday 8:30-3:00 & Evenings by Chance or Appointment • Closed Sunday
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march 27 th - april 12 th
2020
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