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THE ULTIMATE PUZZLE BOOK
JUMBLE® • CROSSWORD PUZZLES • SUDOKU • HITORI • WORD SALSA SCRABBLEGRAMS • CODE-CRACKER • COLORING PAGES & MORE!
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
Game on! This BrainBusters book offers a range of crossword puzzles, brain teasers and other challenges to keep your mind engaged for hours. There’s a mix of subjects, interests and challenge levels for those playing at home or sharpening their brains on the work commute. Enjoy!
Table of Contents FEATURE
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The (Classic) TV Crossword........................ 2,6,11 TV Jumble............................................................ 3,4,11 Commuter Crossword ...............................3,5,8,13 Sudoku.............................................................3,7,12,14 Scrabble Grams .......................................4,6,8,9,23 Jumble...................................................4,9,10,13,14,17 Jumble Crosswords.............................5,6,10,12,23 Boggle BrainBusters............... 4,5,7,10,12,13,14,17 Crossword...........................7,9,15,16,17,18,19,21,25 Kakuro............................................................ 8,10,11,14 Word Salsa......................................................... 20,32 Quote-Acrostic ................................................ 22,24 Jumble for Kids................................................. 26,28 Big City Publishing Kids Page................ 27,29,30 Hitori.................................................... 31,33,35,37,39 More or Less .........................31,32,33,35,36,37,38 Code-Cracker.............................31,33,35,36,38,39 Word Wheel.....................................32,36,37,38,39 Killer Sudoku.............................................................34 Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page .......45,46,47
Solutions on pages 40-44
The puzzles included in this booklet have been previously published
ACROSS 1 Newhart or Hope 4 “__ John Malkovich”; John Cusack movie 9 Series for Paul Guilfoyle 12 “__ Ventura: Pet Detective”; film for Jim Carrey 13 Knight’s steel coat 14 “__ in the Family” 15 Cleaning cloth 16 In __; furious 17 Charge; payment 18 Promo on a book jacket 20 Diner 22 Actress on “CSI: NY” 26 Eriq La __, once of “ER” 27 “__ Given Sunday”; Al Pacino movie 28 Selma’s state: abbr. 29 Layer of turf 32 “Perry __” 35 “The Young and __” 39 HLN’s “Nancy __” 40 __ in; inhabit 42 “...__ the ramparts we watched...” 43 __ Zimbalist Jr. 47 Actress __ Thompson 48 __ Arthur; star of “Maude” 49 No longer fresh 50 Guided 51 “__ a Wonderful Life” 52 Newscaster __ Newman 53 “I __”; Bill Cosby/Robert Culp series
DOWN 1 Streisand, to friends, perhaps 2 City in central Florida 3 “We’ve Only Just __”; signature song for The Carpenters 4 “__, black sheep, have you...” 5 Make a blunder 6 “__ Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!” 7 Eggy holiday drink 8 “My Big Fat __ Wedding” 9 Ankle-length robe 10 One of the Seven Dwarfs 11 Robert __ of “The Sopranos” 19 Some hosp. personnel 21 Actress Ortiz of “Ugly Betty” 23 “__ It on Rio”; Demi Moore film 24 Singer Fitzgerald and others 25 Smallest amount 29 “Sesame __” 30 “Gone With the Wind” family 31 Pg. 12 of the calendar 33 “No Country for __” 34 “The __ Adventures of Old Christine” 36 Actress Della 37 Convinces of an idea 38 “The Big __”; Humphrey Bogart/ Lauren Bacall movie 39 Desert in Mongolia and China 41 “__ and the Tramp” 44 Floral wire delivery service 45 “__ Deal”; Scharzenegger movie 46 Actor Marienthal
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS
Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
1 Bid 6 Actor Garrett 10 Hamster’s home 14 Monetary worth 15 Bridal veil material 16 Was obligated 17 In a vertical position 18 Mimicked 19 Pealed 20 Stop signal 22 Baseball official 24 Colored part of the eye
33 Cheesetopped tortilla chip 37 Make a tiny cut 39 TV’s Soupy __ 41 __-back; relaxed 42 Eagle’s claw 44 Speedy 46 Expert 47 Company trademarks
67 Mary Baker __ 68 His and __ 69 Takes care of DOWN
27 Ballerina __ Pavlova 28 Young or Sedaka 29 Book of maps
1 Above
32 Slugger Hank
2 Rider’s fee
34 Beanies
3 Ran away
35 Give a job to
4 Mathematician called “Father of Geometry”
36 Stench
5 Pensioner
40 __ with; backed
38 In a mannerly way
49 More thickly packed
6 Has the __; is in a funk
51 Skilled craftsman
8 Highest card
45 __ from; lessen the value of
9 Subtract
48 Too flashy
54 President’s power to turn down a bill 55 Cafe server
7 Engrossed
10 Low-ranking NCO
43 Runny __; cold symptom
50 Head, slangily 51 Not sleeping
56 Sleeping bags
11 Expect; look for
26 “Messiah” composer
60 Peak
12 Literary class
61 Doing nothing
13 Lawn trimmer
29 Sacrificial table
63 “Farewell, Pierre!”
56 Make indistinct
30 Pull a fast __ on; hoodwink
64 __ over; faint
21 Breathing organs of a fish
65 Bitter
23 Painful cry
58 Give for a time
66 Exact duplicate
25 Slumber
59 Takes to court
26 Party-giver
62 Fawn’s mother
25 Child’s vehicle
31 Gladden
52 Ran quickly 53 Clocked 54 Swerves
57 Roaring beast
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Big toe woe 5 Palm tree fruits 10 Actor Sandler 14 Sister of Prince Charles 15 Tiny pimentostuffed fruit 16 Jiffy __; Grease Monkey rival 17 Frosted a cake 18 Supernatural 20 John Ritter’s dad 21 Friendly 22 Quizzes 23 Dried plum 25 Pigpen 26 Phony; feigned 28 Spanish party 31 Mom’s brother 32 __ bear; white animal 34 “__ Van Winkle” 36 Spouse
37 Feminine address 38 Grain tower 39 “Roses __ red, violets...” 40 Doctrine 41 Vaulters’ needs 42 Fisher & Albert 44 __ in; occupy 45 Pen contents 46 Punctuation mark 47 From China or Japan, e.g. 50 Injection 51 Dollop 54 Director & star of “Annie Hall” 57 Sand mound 58 Old stringed instrument 59 Clamor 60 Grains used to make Cheerios 61 Grand __; four-run baseball hit 62 Wacky
63 Blood __; thrombus DOWN 1 Trot or canter 2 A single time 3 Out of the blue 4 TV’s __ Koppel 5 Rectangular game piece 6 Wonderland visitor 7 Get exhausted 8 Ms. Longoria 9 1/60 of a min. 10 Backstreets 11 Singing pairs 12 Border on 13 Clutter 19 Say 21 Unclothed 24 Bylaw 25 Thailand, once 26 Mountain lion 27 Entrap 28 Brit’s apartment 29 Able to speak 3 languages
30 Was sick 32 Skillets 33 “__ to Billy Joe” 35 Sit for an artist 37 __ as a lamb 38 Unexceptional 40 Made of cheap metal 41 Toss stones at 43 Crown 44 Mickey or Andy 46 Bosom 47 Pointed tools 48 __ music; Aretha’s genre 49 Smidgen 50 Narrow cut 52 Climb __; mount 53 Finest 55 Actress Jillian 56 Mrs. Herbert Hoover 57 __ Severinsen
Solutions: Page 40
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
ACROSS 1 Alda or Rachins 5 “__ Evening News with Katie Couric” 8 Soft and ready to eat, as fruit 9 “Full __” 12 Referred to 13 Richie Cunningham’s sister 14 Hamsters and hounds 15 Marge and Homer’s boy 16 Actor on “The A-Team” 18 “__ My Children” 19 “The __ Ranger” 20 __ in; become a part of 21 One of John-Boy’s sisters 23 Lisa of “The Cosby Show” 24 Walking stick 25 “__ Bridges” 26 “Home __”; Macaulay Culkin film 28 Arthur of tennis 29 Role on “The King of Queens” 30 “Dancing __ the Stars” 32 “__ Vegas”; James Caan series 35 “Alley __” of the comics 36 Cook in the oven 37 Border on 38 “__ Don’t Eat the Daisies” 40 Dunne or Castle 41 “Snow White and the __ Dwarfs” 42 Soil 43 Mr. Linkletter 44 Droops
Solutions: Page 40
DOWN 1 Lead role in “The Little Mermaid”
2 “The __”; TLC series for Jen Arnold and Bill Klein 3 “Planet of the __”; film for Roddy McDowall and Charlton Heston 4 “__ and Stacey” 5 Task 6 “The Love __” 7 “3rd Rock from the __” 10 Actor on “The Big Bang Theory” 11 Spine-chilling 12 Financial auditor, often: abbr. 13 One of the girls on “The Brady Bunch” 15 Femur or rib 17 Explosive, for short 19 “Whose __ Is It Anyway?” 20 Actor Duhamel 22 “You __?”; words from Lurch on “The Addams Family” 23 Big party 25 __ Archibald; Chace Crawford’s role on “Gossip Girl” 26 “Much __ About Nothing” 27 Froot __; colorful cold cereal 30 “The Man Who __ There”; movie for Billy Bob Thornton 31 Tina Turner’s ex 33 Mother’s sisters 34 Sault __. Marie 36 Max __ Jr., of “The Beverly Hillbillies” 37 Opera solo 39 Zsa Zsa’s sister 40 Dog tags and driver’s licenses, for short
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Daily Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Island witchcraft
Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
6 On The Border restaurant offering
32 __ sci 33 The River Foyle runs through it 36 Gulf of Guinea island
10 Fabian, for one
39 Energy acronym
14 “La donna è mobile” composer
40 Rolls and binds 41 Derisive call
DOWN 1 Sheep 2 “Animal House” actor 3 Swedish jazz trumpeter Rolf 4 2008 Best New Artist Grammy winner
17 Storyteller’s admission
43 “Diplomacy for the Next Century” 5 Tepee material author 6 Cloudbursts 44 Mosey
18 Symbolic honor
45 Maintenance
19 Power source 21 Ab __: absent
46 Shades-wearing drummer
22 Statistical calculations
49 Pittsburgh Steelers’ founder
23 High order 25 “__ ’nuff!”
50 Dangerous, probably
10 Stock pile?
26 Practice grounder, say
51 Argentite, e.g.
12 Nobility
52 Type of crown
13 Cape May hrs.
15 Harmonics
27 Pacific island nation 28 How a lot of bad decisions are made 30 Sift 31 Nails down
7 Run
8 Five-time 1970s Gold Glove winner César 9 Sea predators 11 Relevant
53 Host of the 24th 16 Tic follower Academy Awards 20 Court jester, e.g. 54 ’90s Mariners star 24 __ paper 55 Equine
26 Stood up to
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
27 Inclines
29 Mentioned something sensitive 30 Good counterfeit, say 32 Discussed 33 Article in Le Monde? 34 Its flag resembles the U.S. flag but with only one star 35 Barely sufficiently 36 Arctic 37 Where kyat are spent 38 Tax targets 40 Key of Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 3 42 Golden age 44 Old marketplace 45 Flea market pickup 47 Shad output 48 __ mat 49 Pop the question
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
ACROSS 1 Smooch 5 Grind, as one’s teeth 10 Grouchy one 14 Brainstorm 15 Soup server 16 Vagabond 17 Dressed 18 Passion 19 “__ well that ends well” 20 Eisenhower’s successor 22 Welder’s glasses 24 Adam and __ 25 Grand estate 26 Light wood used for rafts
38 Box of Whitman’s chocolates 40 “Blessed __ the meek...” 41 Gofer’s mission
65 Likelihood
26 “__ in Toyland”
66 Actor __ Albert
27 Fully informed
67 Chilly
28 Be taught 29 Aries the __
DOWN
31 Radio knobs
1 Get a __ out of; be amused by
32 Leftover piece
2 Not working
35 Furious
3 Actor Penn
36 Doggy doc
4 Melancholy
38 Derisive smile
5 Air freshener brand
39 Fond du __, WI
47 Catches one’s breath audibly
6 __ a one; none
44 Largest ocean
7 Tally up
46 Fled and wed
48 Barking marine mammals
8 Motto
47 Beefeater __; bar shelf bottle
43 Break a fast 44 Think ahead 45 Good judgment 46 And so forth: abbr.
50 Facial twitch 51 Sicily’s capital
9 Wading bird 10 Embarrassed dismay
33 Adolescents
42 Agrees
49 Make laugh
11 Bread tray item
50 Brusque; short
29 __ away; flee
54 “Not me!” and “I didn’t do it!”
30 In the __ of; among
58 Kiln
12 Qualified
52 Enthusiastic
59 Higher of two
13 Supervisor
53 Loan
34 Astounds
61 Ice on the sea
54 Actress Moore
35 Atlas page
62 Navel fuzz
21 Zsa Zsa’s sister
55 Additionally
36 Italy’s “City of Canals”
63 Stitched joinings
23 TV marine Pyle
56 Lounge about
64 __ of Wight
25 Kermit, Elmo and the others
57 Bit of bird food
37 Lamb’s cry
51 Explorer Marco
60 Launch site
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Capt. Kirk’s Asian lieutenant 7 Big name in elevators 11 Eng. majors’ degrees 14 Aid from a road travel org. 15 Calamine mineral 16 Make a decision 17 Versatile, as clothes outfits 19 N.Y. engineering sch. 20 Stein filler 21 Hawkeye State 22 Tom of “The Seven Year Itch” 24 Auto title data 27 Represent as identical 30 Wine: Pref. 31 Actress Rene 32 Way in or out 35 Iraq War concern: Abbr. 38 Toon mouse couple 42 __ dye: chemical colorant 43 High-pitched woodwind
44 Breakfast corners 45 Old OTC watchdog 48 Borneo sultanate 49 All one’s strength 54 Skylit rooms 55 Wedding cake layer 56 Dean’s list no. 59 Highland refusal 60 Gentle 64 Chicago transports 65 End of a threat 66 Like many rumors 67 Baseball’s Cobb et al. 68 Small complaints that are “picked” 69 Colorful candy purchase, or what 17-, 24-, 38-, 49- and 60-Across all are
3 __-Coburg: former German duchy 4 Actress Thurman 5 PC-to-PC system 6 “Rabbit at Rest” author 7 Conductor Seiji 8 Giant 9 Business name abbr. 10 Connive 11 Approached rapidly 12 iLife producer 13 Not moving a muscle 18 “The Simpsons” bartender 23 Came out ahead 24 Face hider 25 Stub __ 26 College housing 27 Humorist Bombeck 28 Quick classroom test DOWN 29 Amer. lawmaking 1 Papa’s mate group 2 Skateboard park 32 Gently applied fixture amount Edited by Rich Norris 33 Yoko from Tokyo and Joyce Nichols Lewis 34 Dedicatory poem
36 Voice amplifier 37 Arnaz who played Ricky 39 Luke Skywalker’s mentor 40 Cross inscription 41 Subject of a sentence, typically 46 Yellowfin tuna 47 Pollen-producing flower part 48 Showman who teamed with Bailey 49 Painter Édouard 50 Peninsular Mediterranean country 51 H-bomb trial, e.g. 52 Flood stoppers 53 __ culpa 56 Encircle 57 Prune, before drying 58 Fruity beverages 61 New Haven Ivy Leaguer 62 Genetic material 63 Rainier, e.g.: Solutions: Abbr.
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Jumble
Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solutions: Page 41
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
1 6 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 19 23 24 25 28 30 31 32 33 34 36 39 42 44 45
46 47
ACROSS “The __ Burnett Show” “__ in the Family” City in central Florida __ O’Donnell Candy __; Christmastime treats Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy “The __ Couple” Fortune-teller Movie for Barbra Streisand Sherman Hemsley sitcom Pauley or Seymour “Spenser: For __” “The __ Kid”; Ralph Macchio film Simon Helberg’s role on “The Big Bang Theory” Sir __ Guinness Garr or Hatcher Tug Megan Mullally’s role on “Will & Grace” “__ by Step” “My Big __ Greek Wedding” Sci-fi movie directed by Ron Howard & starring Don Ameche Singer __ Simon __ Phillips; former “Dateline NBC” co-anchor “You’re __ One, Mr. Grinch”; song written for “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” Suffix for meteor or favor Actor John __
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
DOWN Fashion designer __ Chanel USNA, for one: abbr. Judge on “American Idol” “Grand __ Opry” “__ Vegas”; James Caan series Poisonous snake Whopper “Live and __ Die”; 007 movie Actress McClanahan Longtime talk show host Diner owner on “Alice” Sault __. Marie” “__ Pray Love”; movie for Julia Roberts 180˚ from SSW Farrow or Kirshner Make a boo-boo “__ and Stacey” Actress __ Panabaker of “No Ordinary Family” Apple pie __ mode “The __ & Stimpy Show” “Death Becomes __”; movie for Meryl Streep Mother lode contents Touch lightly Actor __ Wahl Foot digit Arkin or Thicke Daly of “Judging Amy” “__: Miami” Baseball’s Mel __ Runner Sebastian __ Crow’s cry Physicians’ org.
Solutions: Page 41
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Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
Solutions: Page 41
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The Commuter Crossword
Jumble
ACROSS
39 Bad guy
DOWN
31 Raring to go
40 Eden resident
1 A __; slightly
32 Fling
2 Fleur-de-lis
4 Place for a boutonniere
41 Throws in one’s cards
33 __ on; tramples
42 Slimeball
9 Ditch around a castle
4 Price tags
43 Mental decline of old age
6 Skin, as apples
1 “__ a yellow ribbon round...”
13 __ and crafts 15 Saying 16 Take apart
45 Disturbingly loud noises
17 Yahtzee cubes
46 Filbert or pecan
18 German towns
47 Honk the horn
19 Night twinkler
48 Prison knife
20 Brazen
51 Addis Ababa resident
22 Partial amount 23 Gritty residue 24 Female sheep 26 Sinks 29 Like a fish dish, hopefully 34 Put up with 35 No longer enthusiastic
3 Carve in glass 5 Grown-up 7 Oval edibles 8 Diminished 9 Clam 10 Aware of the shenanigans of 11 “Madam, I’m __”; well-known palindrome
35 Send a “Dear John” letter to 38 One who idly lags behind 39 Speech 41 Respiratory ailment 42 Clippety-__ 44 Turn inside out 45 Gives a helpful lift to
56 Prehistoric home
12 Ripped
57 Kitchen & den
14 Coastal area
58 Singles
21 Go for the gold
48 Glasgow fellow
60 “Get __ it!”; advice to the self-pitying
25 Marry
49 Possess
26 Innocent ones
50 Currier and __
27 Overhead
52 Like take-out food
61 Plumed heron
28 Police car’s warning device
36 Inclined
62 Shipshape
37 Drill a hole
63 SAT, for one
38 Like a quality coat
64 Highways
29 __ about; discuss lightly
65 Twisted
30 Lyrical works
47 Two-__; was disloyal to
53 Israeli dance 54 Afresh 55 Close by 59 Pig’s home
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Jumble
Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Sudoku
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
Solutions: Page 41
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Crossword Puzzle edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 41
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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Athenian with harsh laws 6 Sink-cleaning brand 10 Greenish-blue 14 Put one’s feet up 15 Olympics sled 16 Expressions of disapproval 17 57-Across bestseller made into a 1971 film, with “The” 20 Golf club now made of metal 21 Line on a graph 22 Move crab-style 23 Heredity unit 25 Lake formed by the Aswan Dam 26 57-Across bestseller made into a 1993 film 31 Japanese cartoon art 32 Exposes 33 Shortest mo. 36 Despicable 37 57-Across bestseller made into a 1995 film 39 Tear go-with
4 Bridge, e.g. 5 Tic-tac-toe dud 6 Former Soviet premier Kosygin 7 Dench of “Iris” 8 “Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s __ ...”: Rolling Stones lyric 9 Symbolic signatures 10 Vulnerable 11 Campus courtyards 12 Practical 13 Ed of “Lou Grant” 18 Controls, as a helm 19 Nicholas and Peter 24 Houston-toMiami dir. 25 Bosnia peacekeeping gp. 26 Mud in a cup 27 Operating system on many Internet servers 28 Agitate DOWN 29 Time-share unit 1 Deadlock 2 Gambling mecca 30 Flat-nosed dog near Carson City 33 Dread 3 Fashion’s Gucci 34 Banjoist Scruggs
40 Chopper 41 Head of the manor 42 Windy City airport 43 57-Across bestseller made into a 1997 film 46 Across the sea 49 Accessories for a “Just Married” sign 50 Plumbing woes 51 Not real 53 Ref’s call 57 Doctor-turnednovelist born 10/23/1942 60 Concept 61 Turn sharply 62 Stunned 63 It may be standardized 64 “Don’t get excited” 65 Sports page figures
35 Reared 37 Not just for males 38 Basketball’s Magic, on scoreboards 39 Question of identity 41 Tibetan capital 42 MYOB part 43 Astaire/Rogers musical 44 Flee, mousestyle 45 Curbside call 46 Ticket word 47 Bouquet tosser 48 Reduces to small pieces, as potatoes 51 __ circus 52 Hard-to-hit pitchers 54 Chichén __: Mayan ruins 55 Champagne brand 56 Finishes 58 Holiday lead-in Solutions: 59 DJ’s assortment Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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ACROSS 1 Point of departure for Columbus 6 French cap 11 Found on Broadway 16 An appetizer 17 Spanish province 18 Matures 20 Set at liberty 21 Father of King Jeroboam I 22 Segregate 24 Spanish gold 25 Araceous plants 27 Warmed orange trees in a frost 29 Flap 30 Hoarfrost 32 Subtle emanation 33 Central German river 34 Newspaper section 35 Sacred song 37 Droops 39 Russian mountain range 40 Cantaloupe 41 Tended 43 Prickly plants 45 Thin and dry 46 Son of Seth 48 Structurally safe 49 A kind of madrigal 50 Sets right 54 Narrow inlet 55 A sentry 59 High cards 60 Popular boat 62 Meager 64 Capital of Latvia 65 Station: abbr. 66 Wayside hotel 67 Kind of friend 68 Novel 69 Spreads grass to dry 71 Genus of yearly crops: var. 73 Revoke, as a legacy 75 “La Vie En ___” 76 Having a spire 78 ___ Vegas 80 Gifts 82 Partridge’s tree 83 Skin membrane 85 Hit with the hand 86 Chinese gambling game 89 A Semitic language
Crossword Puzzle
En Garde
91 Party favors 95 Overthrown by Abdiel 96 Shakespeare’s English river 97 Malayan canoe 99 Range 100 Aperture 101 Young herring 102 Missile weapon 104 Low caste Hindu 105 The loneliest number 106 Biblical mount 108 Cut off 110 Operated 111 Lays waste 113 Food garnish 115 Eluding 117 Peaceful 118 Educate 119 Diminish 120 Pays attention 121 Intelligence 122 Tennis queen Vesnina DOWN 1 Caltech observatory
2 Cuckoo 3 Decorative lamp 4 Produced at La Scala 5 Watery 6 Swathes 7 Nights before holidays 8 Umbrella support 9 Notes in Guido’s scale 10 Ragged 11 Senseless palaver 12 Stair part 13 Footless animal 14 Honey 15 Author, ___ France 16 Cherry red 19 Stationary machine part 20 South African villages 23 Valuable wood 26 Persia now 28 Harem rooms 31 Young eels 34 Mend 36 French sculptor Pierre Jules 38 Bird of babies
39 40 42 44 45 47 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 61 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 77 79
Forearm bones Beer ingredient Boat destination The parson bird Gasp Dyer Autobody parts Throws Group of eight “The Cloister” author Church council Dried orchid tubers A sheer fabric Excrete Noted penologist Massachusetts cape Often salted fish Composition for seven voices Comedian ___ King Edgar ___ Poe Songwriters’ group: abbr. Dissolve Iterate Sound, as a bell Goal
81 American marionette maker 83 Shields 84 Carried on the wind 86 Be partial to 87 Spheres of competition 88 Assyrian capital city 89 Tel ___ 90 Cage for poultry 92 Land of the free 93 University in New Orleans 94 The Police lead singer 96 Ascends 98 French physicist 101 Combine smoothly 103 Woodworking feature 106 Curved molding 107 Biblical weed 108 Hawaiian garlands 109 Florida county 112 Land measure 114 Kitchen’s shallow container 116 Press for payment
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Word Salsa
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 21
Crossword Puzzle edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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Quote-Acrostic
edited by Linda and Charles Preston
Solutions: Page 42
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 23
Solutions: Page 42
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Quote-Acrostic
edited by Linda and Charles Preston
Solutions: Page 42
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Crossword Puzzle
Measure for Measure ACROSS 1 Hollywood head Turner 5 Let fall 9 Remove the rind 13 Legendary Parks 17 He popularized the scientific method 18 Newfoundland cape 19 Sandarac tree 20 Occurrence 22 One of the Three Musketeers 23 Observant 25 Eagle’s nest 26 The Bard of Avon 28 To blacken 30 Thrice: music 31 Lively dance 32 Vex 34 Painful 35 Bond creator Fleming 36 Gratuities 37 Blacksmith’s block 39 Is victorious 41 That which is retained 44 Saintly 46 Radio interference 50 White poplar 51 Footlike organ 52 ___ tide 54 Irish seaport 55 Point aimed at 56 Pasadena Rose event 59 WWI German admiral 61 Oklahoma Indians 62 Printer’s measures 63 Upper case letters 65 Deeds of chivalry 67 Showy flower 69 Discharges 71 Graceful dance 72 Thrives 75 Most precipitous 77 Knock 80 Plunder 81 Stringed instrument 83 Dominion 84 Farm building 85 Serfs 87 Certain 89 Steve Martin’s “King ___” 90 Anatomical duct 91 Valuable possessions 93 Mexican border town
96 Thin silk fabric 97 Small rugs 99 Romanian town bordering Ukraine 100 Studies 101 One ___ time 104 ___ Hari 106 Droop 107 Metallic element 108 Rubber tree 111 Recollects 114 Narrow strait bordering Europe 117 Gruel of maize meal 118 Efflux 120 Geometric figures 121 Grinding tooth 122 Frenchman’s dream 123 Swiss measure 124 Barter 125 Cape 126 Boil slowly 127 Soap-frame bar 128 Bishoprics DOWN 1 Form of potter’s wheel
2 Pickled bamboo shoots 3 Secluded corner 4 Stupid 5 Arranges in folds 6 Badger-like mammal 7 Eight: a prefix 8 Looking closely 9 A caress 10 Dry 11 Rants 12 Heretofore 13 Reaction causing substance 14 Above 15 A caravansary 16 Santa ___ Race Track 17 A strong, woody fiber 21 Numerical suffix 24 Courage 27 Ninth mo. 29 The rainbow 33 Potter’s oven 36 Narrate 37 Having handles 38 Prevaricates 40 Drawing rooms
41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 51 53 56 57 58 60 63 64 66 68 70 72 73 74 76 78 79 82
Fit of fury Black Cup stirrers Air: comb. form Flowing garment Snickering ___ Stravinsky Snug Material for Egyptian scrolls To corrupt The whole jury River barriers The choice part Expunge Spool for thread Stalk High, in music Regard Group of seven Entreaty Scottish arctic navigator Stupefy Predecessor of Pope John XXIII Wings Fishing rod God of love
84 86 88 90 92
Without: Fr. Speaks imperfectly Shield Links together Pierce with a dagger 94 Plowed land 95 Envoys 96 East Indian tree 98 Guides 100 Long-legged birds 101 Hebrew name for Syria 102 WY mountain 103 Soap plant 105 Medieval helmet 107 Graven images 108 Forearm bones 109 Northern industrial English city 110 Being 112 Notes in Guido’s scale 113 Rescue 115 To irritate 116 Traditional stories 119 Novel
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Jumble for Kids
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek
Solutions: Page 27
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Jumble for Kids
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Jumble for Kids
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek
Solutions: Page 29
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Jumble for Kids
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Hitori
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. Digits inside the dotted cages must add up to the number in the corner of each cage, and digits can’t repeat inside a cage.
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Page 40 • Brain BUSTERS TV Crossword, Page 2
Brain BUSTERS • Page 40 Jumble, Page 4
Crossword, Page 7
Boggle, Page 4 Commuter Crossword, Page 5
TV Jumble, Page 3 Sudoku, Page 7
Commuter Crossword, Page 3
Kakuro, Page 8
Boggle, Page 5 Jumble Crosswords, Page 5
Jumble Crosswords, Page 6
Scrabble Grams, Page 8 Scrabble Grams, Page 6
Sudoku, Page 3 TV Crossword, Page 6
Scrabble Grams, Page 4
TV Jumble, Page 4 Boggle, Page 7
Commuter Crossword, Page 8
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 41 TV Crossword, Page 11
Jumble, Page 13
Crossword, Page 9
Boggle, Page 13
Kakuro, Page 11
Sudoku, Page 12
Kakuro, Page 14
Jumble, Page 14
Scrabble Grams, Page 9
Sudoku, Page 14
Jumble, Page 10
Boggle, Page 12
Jumble Crosswords, Page 12 Jumble Crosswords, Page 10
Jumble Crosswords, Page 12
Kakuro, Page 10 Commuter Crossword, Page 13
Boggle, Page 10 TV Jumble, Page 11
Boggle, Page 14
Crossword, Page 15
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(top)
Crossword, Page 19
Word Salsa, Page 20
(bottom)
Boggle, Page 17
Crossword, Page 17
Crossword, Page 21
Jumble, Page 17
Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (top)
Quote-Acrostic, Page 22 Scrabble Grams, Page 23
Quote-Acrostic, Page 24 Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (bottom)
Crossword, Page 25
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 43 Word Salsa, Page 32
More or Less (5x5), Page 31
More or Less (7x7), Page 33
Code Cracker, Page 31
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Hitori, Page 33
Code Cracker, Page 33 Word Wheel, Page 32
Killer Sudoku, Page 34
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More or Less (5x5), Page 35
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Code Cracker, Page 38
Word Wheel, Page 37 More or Less (5x5), Page 38
Hitori, Page 37 Hitori, Page 35
Word Wheel, Page 38 More or Less (5x5), Page 37 (top)
Code Cracker, Page 35
Hitori, Page 39
Word Wheel, Page 36
More or Less (7x7), Page 36
More or Less (7x7), Page 37 (bottom)
Word Wheel, Page 39
Code Cracker, Page 39
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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