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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
1 5 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44
ACROSS “__ Trek: Voyager” Zsa Zsa’s sister “The Buckeye State” Lovable stray dog of film Olds model of a decade ago John or Sean Titles for Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud Ernie’s “Sesame Street” pal “If I __ a Hammer” Lemony drink “__ the Clock” Heche or Hathaway “The __”; movie for Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D’Onofrio Pitt and Garrett Tow; drag __ Mawr; women’s college Stockholm resident “The Donna __ Show” Diner on “Alice” Summer of “A Different World” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s __” Ship’s letters Breathe heavily “One __ Hill” Caruso and Pavarotti Wrestler __ Ventura Weasellike animal Greek god of love Playfully shy Actress __ Fey
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40
DOWN Having no hollowness inside “Are You __?” Broadcasts Little friend of Winnie the Pooh Film critic co-host with the late Gene Siskel Express bottled-up frustration Actress Jillian One of the hosts of “Wipeout” “...Little Lulu, with freckles on your chin, always __ out of trouble...” “Not __ Stranger”; Frank Sinatra movie Actress __ Thompson Catherine of “JAG” __ Moines, Iowa “NYPD __” Actor __ Gross George of “CSI” Role for Marcia Cross on “Desperate Housewives” One of the Maverick brothers Univ. in Dallas Mae and Adam Game show host Drew Some hospital personnel: abbr. One of the nieces on “The Bernie Mac Show” Billy __ Williams Sport played on horseback Actress Garr “__ Nightly News with Brian Williams” “__ Pilot”; John Wayne movie
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
31 Sum deducted
68 Scarlet & ruby
28 Argument
69 Blundered
29 Buffalo
1 Regions
33 Rowed
6 “Once __ a time...”
37 Actor Sandler 39 Cowboy’s rope
10 Egg-shaped
41 Keep for later
1 Play divisions
35 Wicked
14 Bracelet dangler
42 Copper or tin
2 Ms. Perlman
44 Fit for a king
36 Refuse to admit
15 Back of the neck
46 Item for confession
3 Actor James __ Jones
16 Small rodent
47 Panty hose material
17 __ firma; dry land
32 British peer DOWN
4 Bust 5 Drunk
34 Grate; scrape
38 Show plainly 40 Desert refuge
6 Remove a lid
43 Harp of old
49 Merely
7 Suffering
45 Ancestry
18 Give a traffic ticket to
51 Painkilling pill
8 Make a choice
48 Stay around
54 Chablis or rosé
9 Required
19 “Queen of Jazz”
55 Be earsplitting
50 Consolidation of 2 companies
20 Employee at a used car lot
56 Abandoned
22 Mournful songs
60 Race loser of Aesop’s fable 61 Spanish romantic artist
10 Abroad 11 Longest river in Europe 12 Steve or Gracie 13 Minimum
24 __ around; bargain-hunt
63 Nimble
25 Lowly soil tiller of old Europe
64 Bullfight shouts
25 Pushover
26 Spent foolishly
65 Pitcher with a flaring spout
26 Loud sound of a hard impact
66 Waterbirds
27 Nurse’s assistant
29 Merit __; Boy Scout award 30 Stylish
67 Fluid-filled sac
51 __ committee; goal-oriented group 52 Mattress brand 53 Whittles
21 Fashion show participant
54 Has on
23 “Othello” villain
56 Prepared Easter eggs 57 Bleachers level 58 Otherwise 59 Thing done 62 Have debts
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Nickname for Elizabeth 5 Referred to 10 Deep mud 14 New thought 15 Game site 16 __ up; spends 17 “The Farmer in the __” 18 “M*A*S*H” role 19 __ in the face; insult 20 Animate 22 Agatha Christie’s genre 24 __ on; try to buy on eBay 25 Throws pebbles at 26 Follow 29 Actor Holbrook 30 Respond to a stimulus 34 Dryer residue 35 Singer Tillis 36 __ Nevada; western range
37 38 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 54 58 59 61 62
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64 65 66 67
Highest card Confused Floor cushion __ with; was chock full of Bather’s spot __ Raton, FL Goofed Dined Jackasses Syrup flavor Actress Arthur Evolve Small ax Microwave, e.g. Cake tier Residence Fender bender reminder Without __; happy-golucky Lawn trees Hang __; save Gathers leaves Yellow, Black, Red and Dead
DOWN 1 __ one’s time; wait patiently 2 “I Dream of Jeannie” star 3 Relate 4 Food fish 5 Was concerned 6 Tehran’s nation 7 Koppel of TV 8 Tooth coating 9 Hannah of films 10 Movie not to be missed 11 __ of Wight 12 Back part 13 Catch sight of 21 Compete 23 Disrobe 25 Artist’s tray 26 Make joyous 27 Friendlier 28 Derisive smile 29 Witch’s spell
31 Knight’s suit 32 __ up; laugh heartily 33 Quick farewells 35 Prefix for night or section 36 Sandwich, for short 38 Olympics prize 39 Payable 42 Souvenir 44 Sandy shores 46 Fleece source 47 Fast plane 49 __ bear; white animal 50 Exposes 51 Blockhead 52 Like 2, 4 or 6 53 Air duct 54 In this place 55 Opening; gap 56 Ms. Samms 57 “__ of the d’Urbervilles” 60 Long-haired ox
Solutions: Page 40
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
ACROSS 1 “__ Days” 6 “Space __”; Michael Jordan film 9 “__ Grows in Brooklyn”; movie for Dorothy McGuire 10 Kick out 12 Journeys 13 “Seven __ for Seven Brothers” 14 Usually fluid-filled pouch 15 Role on “JAG” 16 Charlton Heston film about a Spanish hero 19 Male singing voice 23 Radio show host Don __ 24 Early Ron Howard role 25 “Alice __ Live Here Anymore” 28 Duvall or Urich 30 House number and street: abbr. 31 “Promised __”; Gerald McRaney drama series 32 __ Arnaz 33 “Born on the __”; Creedence Clearwater Revival hit 34 Actor Matthew __ Gubler 36 President Ford’s monogram 39 “How I Met Your __” 42 “Touched by an __” 44 “Well, you’re a fine __ talk!” 45 Ross or Rigg 46 “__ About You” 47 Scatter
Solutions: Page 40
DOWN 1 Bowlers and derbies 2 Gillette razor 3 “The __”; Drew Carey’s show
4 Energy 5 “Say __ to the Dress” 6 Sheen’s role on “The West Wing” 7 “__ of Cakes”; reality series 8 Rushmore and Whitney: abbr. 10 Make a boo-boo 11 Dad on “19 Kids and Counting” 13 “The __ News Bears” 15 Belonging to that fellow 17 K’s followers, in the alphabet 18 “The Final __”; Robin Williams movie 20 King Kong, for one 21 “To __, With Love”; Sidney Poitier film 22 All __; prepared 25 “American __!” 26 “__ to Billy Joe” 27 Sullivan and Bradley 28 Actor Romano 29 Yoko __ 31 “Now I __ me down to sleep...” 33 Tavern 35 Vintage automobile 37 Actress Russo 38 Defect 39 “Teen __”; reality series 40 “Snakes __ Plane”; movie for Samuel L. Jackson 41 Role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 42 Want __; section of the newspaper for the unemployed 43 Word with wit or pick
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Daily 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 5 9 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 33 34 35 38
Drop Watery, perhaps Informal eateries Volkswagen brand Staff addition Acid used in soap-making Somnambulist’s icebox raid? Dollhouse plaything Neither esta nor esa King’s value, sometimes Hot porridge ingredient Work requiring oversized shelves, briefly Otto I’s realm: Abbr. Personalized gauze? Like some still-life items Stately tree Power problem Channel watched in many a bar
39 42 43 45 46
EZ or MT, e.g. Bridge beam Bundle WWII craft Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” 47 Big problem at KFC? 51 Derby-wearing Addams 53 La-la leader 54 Likely 55 Justice Fortas 56 Array in many an NBA game 58 Old oddball 63 After-hours spa service? 66 Intellectual 67 “Me next!” 68 Easy-peasy thing 69 Airport freebie 70 Airport data, for short 71 Slippery swimmers Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Commercial building with a conical roof, traditionally 2 Backless shoe 3 Start of a project 4 They bind 5 Dentist’s recommendation 6 German article 7 Golden Fleece vessel 8 Didn’t quit 9 Rum concoctions 10 Have it __ 11 Burlesque accessory 12 Peak near the Jungfrau 13 Public row 18 Rap’s Salt-N-__ 19 Mightily miffed 24 Qualified 27 Is shy, in a way 28 Graham __, cofounder of the Hollies 29 Scheduled to go to 30 Winged chatterbox
31 Take it slow 32 Therapy subject 36 Bunch of buds 37 Pennsylvania port 40 Md. institution since 1845 41 They’re good enough for the time being 44 Appropriate 48 Bit of a bluff 49 First name in ’80s-’90s morning talk 50 All-purpose vehicles 51 Literary feet 52 Classic V-8 57 Monthly acct. update 59 Latin 101 verb 60 Billy of “Titanic” 61 Even, to Yves 62 Crunches, e.g. 64 Peeples in pictures Solutions: 65 Strong joe
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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 Sen. __ Bailey Hutchison
37 Actor Guinness 38 Oyster’s gem
9 Mr. Arnaz
39 Ready to be picked & eaten
13 Watched
40 Cunning
15 Sleep __; risky breathing lapses
41 Lion cries
4 Biblical hymn
16 Malicious 17 Equipment
2 Certain votes 3 Slangy affirmative
42 Mexican mister
4 Prairies of South America
43 Writer of prose pieces
6 Poker bet
18 Alma __; one’s former school
45 Powerful
19 Collapsed
48 Vegetarian’s lunch, perhaps
20 Keen reasoning ability
DOWN 1 Beer container
46 Implore 47 Actress Gilbert
5 Paddle
30 Boat propellers 31 Pigs and hogs 32 Poultry shop purchase 33 Put forth, as energy 35 Bodies of water 38 Emotionally moving
7 Marvin and Iacocca
39 Keeps
8 Thurgood or Penny
42 Categorize
9 Bad-mouth
45 Thin sheets of wood on a wall
41 Bread variety 44 Mistreats
51 Something that does not exist
10 Hardly __; seldom 11 Sandy residue
47 Cut
56 Wading bird
12 Misfortunes
48 Neat
57 Over
14 Extreme
49 Acting award
21 Underground part of a plant
50 Helsinki native
24 Pork product
58 __ lights; marquee rim
26 Snapshots
60 Have a meal
25 Tavern order
53 __ Scotia
29 Unite into a whole
61 Work of fiction 62 Wise man
26 __ out; get rid of gradually
54 Yellowishbrown wood
34 Usual practice
63 Cravings
27 Corridors
35 Layered rock
64 Shreds
28 Follows rules
55 Cartoon bear
36 Floor coating
65 Doctor’s bag
29 Diagram
59 Hair covering
22 Painting, sculpturing, etc. 23 Saturate
52 Woodwind
Solutions: Page 40
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Least likely to be free 8 Prime time for clammers 15 Desperate way to run 16 Unlike bald tires 17 Increases, as production 18 Bearded ladies and sword swallowers 19 “Don’t just sit there!” 21 Sunny Day Real Estate’s music genre 22 Rating org. 23 AriZona rival 27 Ditat __: Arizona’s motto 29 Botox target 31 Lit out 32 Biennial games gp. 35 ’60s Bruce Wayne portrayer 38 Display anger 42 Stopped paying attention
43 One acting badly 44 Unlike the OED 45 Aptly named pope 47 Printer’s measure 51 1969 baseball expansion team 54 Earth 57 Malmö Airport carrier 58 2005 Christopher Nolan action film 61 Czech region where Freud was born 64 SkyDome city 65 New York film festival site 66 One taking off regularly 67 Historic Venetian basilica 68 Words before a disappearing act? Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Exercised authority over 2 Feral 3 “Toodles!” 4 Little devils 5 Derby setting 6 Campaign in 7 Rare medical classification 8 Carve in stone 9 Leave without reason? 10 City east of Lac de Neuchâtel 11 Zippy tastes 12 Forest part of 2006 13 Diamond head? 14 Money changers?: Abbr. 20 Hairy crawler 24 Cancún crowd? 25 Nod, vis-à-vis Eden 26 Workers on a hill 28 __ qua non 30 Horace work 33 Anxious med. condition 34 You can’t eat with one
36 Poet’s deg. 37 Namby-pamby 38 Antidrug honcho 39 Iberian wolf 40 Elision from Eliza 41 Québécois’s approval 46 “In America” novelist 48 Really enjoys 49 Dantean divisions 50 Put in order 52 Ethiopian map word 53 Four-time Wimbledon champ 55 Higher in rank than 56 Worth 59 “Serpico” writer Peter 60 Net score 61 Range parts: Abbr. 62 Leftover bit Solutions: 63 Outer margin
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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 5 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44
ACROSS Sherman Hemsley sitcom “Judging __” “One Life to __” “Without a __” Had a meal “__ Fear”; Richard Gere movie Film for Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton Majors and Marvin Caustic soap ingredient Junior naval officer: abbr. “__ Plus 8” “Anything __”; Woody Allen film “My Three __” Main character in “The Little Mermaid” College credit Sheriff Andy Taylor’s son Valuable item Clark __; Superman’s secret identity Drinks like Fido Gabor and Mendes “The __ Couple” Anger Actress Erin __ “Live __ or Die Hard”; movie for Bruce Willis “Lights, camera, __!” “__ Mason” “X-Men: The Last __” To __; exactly Take advantage of Chore
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40
DOWN Alf or ET “Criminal __ Behavior” Arden and Plumb “__ and Stacey” “__ Grows in Brooklyn”; Dorothy McGuire movie Noninvasive diagnostic tests, for short Sweet potato Role on “Grey’s Anatomy” Meredith Baxter’s role on “Family Ties” Rap’s Dr. __ “Ace Ventura: __ Detective”; Jim Carrey film “__ Man Standing” Snakelike fish Make a sweater Moran of “Happy Days” Small bills “Rise of the Planet of the __” Acceptable Actress Larter Rue and Gilbert Wear away Dick __ Dyke Actress Bo __ Susan __ of “L. A. Law” Beefeater __; bottles on a tavern shelf Solutions: Greek cheese Fraternity letter Page 41 Boone or Sajak
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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 1 Peruses
41 Drink too much
DOWN
32 Holy book
42 Garments for Indian women
1 __ a bike; pedaled
34 Unconscious state
44 Buffalo 46 Blanc or Ferrer
2 Actress Moran
36 Depend
47 “We __ Overcome”
3 Assist in crime
38 Wrong
14 Planet’s path
4 “Reader’s __”
15 Pleasant
49 Milky Way, e.g.
5 Tales
40 Old Roman robes
16 Merit
51 Law
6 Goofy
54 Scotch __; sticky strip
7 Mr. Crosby
43 Give the cold shoulder to
8 __-cream cone
45 Snoozing
9 Septic tank alternatives
48 Be present at
6 Long-legged curved-billed bird 10 Steals from
17 San __ Padres 18 Once more 19 Huge continent
55 Astray
20 Going in
56 Send off on official business
22 Finishing
10 Most prepared
60 Chef
11 Fertile spot in the desert
61 Wicked
12 Seawater
25 Raves about
63 Boise’s state
13 Obstacles
26 Type of sofa
24 Look on the bright __; be optimistic
35 Pinnacle
50 Conductor 51 Religious splinter groups 52 Scout unit
64 Heavy volume
21 Perfect
53 Fragrance
29 Social division or ranking
65 Athletic shoe brand
23 Intl. military alliance
54 Scrabble pieces
30 Frothy drink
66 Connection; link
25 France’s capital
56 Levee
26 Talk back
57 Cab
67 Reach across
27 Ms. Fitzgerald
58 Buddy
37 Close noisily
68 Shameful grades
28 Drop of joy or sorrow
59 Rubber tube
39 Legal
69 Embedded dirt
29 __ B. DeMille
31 Fencing sword 33 “Sesame Street” grouch
62 Compete
Solutions: Page 41
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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
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Elementary lessons 5 When Juliet drinks the potion 10 Sailing or whaling 14 “Sommersby” actor Richard 15 Thérèse’s thanks 16 Hot streak 17 Now and then 19 Ye __ Tea Shoppe 20 Ratio phrase 21 Quick look 23 Apt. coolers 24 Bumped into 27 One of 100 members of Cong. 28 Repairman’s initial fig. 29 Young socialite 30 Pre-med subj. 32 Game with sharp projectiles 34 Siouan speakers 36 Dutch Renaissance humanist 39 Lived in by the seller
43 One more 44 Botch 46 Dance movements 49 Fly in the ointment 51 Eclectic musician Brian 52 Like the Oz woodsman 53 Baseball arbiter 56 “Xanadu” rock gp. 57 Shares an email with 58 Vinaigrette dressing ingredient 61 After the buzzer 63 ’70s Russian gymnast Korbut 64 Presidential workplace 68 Emeralds and pearls 69 Delaware’s capital 70 “__ Almighty”: Steve Carell film 71 Part of Q.E.D. 72 Deer dads 73 Had a good cry
DOWN 1 In the past 2 Treat with courtesy 3 Medieval arrow shooter 4 Religious offshoot 5 GP’s gp. 6 These, to Thérèse 7 Duo plus one 8 Computer symbols 9 Immortal coach Lombardi 10 Buck suffix 11 Crossword fan 12 Sibling who usually baby-sits other siblings 13 Tips off 18 Unresponsive state 22 Ultimately become 23 Big fuss 25 Juan’s January 26 Mystic’s deck 31 RPM gauges
33 “I highly doubt that!” 35 Lose one’s cool 37 Play division 38 Picture on a ceiling 40 Happen next 41 Course that’s not required 42 Quaint headgear for a class clown 45 Red Sox home: Abbr. 46 Unwitting victim 47 Rudder control 48 Puzzle 50 Game with holes 54 Frames of mind 55 Turn on an axis 59 Seemingly endless 60 Volcanic flow 62 Some 65 Drumstick, e.g. 66 Surg. facilities 67 Tonsillitis M.D. Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
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Crossword Puzzle
Job Actions ACROSS 1 Big celebration 5 Edge around 10 New Mexico art colony site 14 Dancers take these 19 Raines of films 20 Court event 21 European capital 22 Gem weight 23 MGM’s call 24 Country Music’s Steve 25 Functions 26 Japanese dog 27 What a lawyer likes to do 30 Icy 31 ___Pulver, of Mr. Roberts 32 Pinball machine no-no 33 Borscht ingredient 34 Rub out 37 Insect 40 Streetcar name 42 Emulate Bugs 45 What a psychologist likes 48 Opening 49 School subj. 51 Come together 52 Consumed 53 Luau dishes 54 ___ Alto, Calif. 55 Tanguay and Peron 57 What a beautician might do 60 Ceramic jugs 61 Say it again 63 Baseball’s Pee Wee 64 Part of some rivers 66 Room extension 67 Puppy bite 68 Covered container 69 Tastes 73 ___ the bag! 75 ___-toothed 79 Bread spreads 80 What a rail-road worker might do 83 Shoe widths 84 Island off Alaska 85 Tarry 86 Singer Ford 87 Hosp. employees 88 Versifier 89 ___ mode
90 What an optometrist might be 94 Full house adv. 95 Help to remember 97 Kin of 105 Down 98 Maxwell and Martinelli 99 Charges 101 Obstruct 103 Clerical garment 104 Olfactory signals 107 Where a dentist might be 114 Sticky 115 Thomas of the rink 116 “The Merry Widow” composer 117 “King Kong” star 118 Garment style 119 King of comedy 120 Fabulous fiddle 121 Yikes! 122 Hold back 123 Messy mess 124 Earful 125 Excise editorially
DOWN 1 Early TV’s Gertrude 2 Lotion ingredient 3 Blind feature 4 Most challenging 5 Hearty entrees 6 Caviar exporter 7 Gossip 8 “Le Roi d’Ys” composer 9 Put in office 10 Disarrayed 11 Valued properties 12 Corrida shouts 13 “___ your old man” 14 Dieter’s nemesis 15 What a diver likes to do 16 New York canal 17 Dressmaker’s need: abbr. 18 Collar insert 28 “The ___ Love” 29 Verdi work 30 Oozes 33 Cook slowly 34 Abettor 35 Superman Chris
36 Strongman Charles 37 Open-mouthed 38 Fed. 39 “___ Finest Hour” 41 Prince of opera 43 Florida’s Marion County seat 44 Bear breed 46 Snuggle 47 Diplomatic understanding 50 Inquisitive 53 Dessert item 56 What a marcher might do 58 Burglary 59 Hopes 60 Other, in Oaxaca 62 “___ well that ends...” 65 Twilight 69 Daytime drama 70 Choir members 71 Coin taker 72 Shows joy 73 Harry’s follower 74 “___ soul”: no one 75 Type of golf tournament
76 Actor Richard and family 77 Singer Lotte 78 Curve types 81 Best man of his generation 82 High-level naval offs. 85 Uncovers 90 Braid 91 Yemen city 92 Ship’s control 93 Shoved 96 Barometric “contour line” 100 Churchman 102 Italian cultural city 103 Mountaintop house 104 Food fish 105 Pack animal 106 Shoot forth 107 Sandwich shop, for short 108 James Mason role 109 Siamese 111 Yen 112 Afrikaans 113 ___ Park 115 Beaver’s oeuvre
Solutions: Page 42
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Word Salsa
Solutions: Page 42
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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
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Solutions: Page 42
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Quote-Acrostic
edited by Linda and Charles Preston
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Brain BUSTERS • PAGE 25
Crossword Puzzle
The Unreal Thing ACROSS District Provoke Boxer Max Ferber of fiction Hunting horn note Hun king Market, in Marseilles 20 Escapes 21 False fur 24 Neckwear 25 Norwegians’ neighbors 26 Cold symptoms 27 Goal 29 Former Spanish queen 30 Draft org. 32 Gaelic 33 Throat problem 35 Make believe 39 Fake green soup? 44 Smoked salmon 45 See 24 Across 47 Dolphin digs 49 Penned in 50 Cleo’s bosom companion? 51 Atl. counterpart 52 Means 55 Sharpen 56 Short distance 58 Granite State flower 60 Respond 62 Negative prefix 63 Blackbird 65 Chemical prefix 66 Vientiane’s country 68 Emergency treatment 77 Kett of the comics 78 ___ at: scold 79 Singer Summer 80 Architects org. 83 Withers 86 Ruhr city 88 Acid prefix 89 Cinder 91 Esteem 93 Motorists’ org. 95 News assn. 96 World bearer 98 Bakery items 99 Short swims 101 Family mem. 102 Masqueraders 105 Work of imagination 107 Planet underfoot 108 Opposed to 1 5 9 13 17 18 19
112 113 115 116 119 123 125 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Haggard novel List ending Tibetan gazelle Goes back Shriver of TV Window treatment Reagan program, according to George H.W. Bush Al and Tipper Kind of grease? Flip-flop, e.g. Periods Norse narrative Consider Auld lang ___ Fender bender DOWN In the center of City on the Tiberis Shannon’s land Certify Mob weapon Elevator man “Home ___” Eatery ___ in the woods: innocent
10 Vestments 11 Whiffenpoof songster 12 Change sailing angle 13 High transports 14 Fraud 15 Inert gas 16 Fox terrier of films 19 Foggy condition 20 Well-known 22 Balance sheet plus 23 In medias ___ 28 Former NYC subway system 31 Cut 34 Norse goddess 35 Fluid part of blood 36 List 37 Ace 38 Wheel and ___ 39 Wrestler’s arena 40 Hebrew measure 41 Flick 42 “The Tonight Show” host 43 Paradise 46 Asimov’s forte 47 Cat cry
48 53 54 57 59 61 64 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 80 81 82 84 85 87 90
Not accurate Spanish surrealist Cicatrix Ballet bend WWII aid to the Brits Mud puppy’s cousin Newts Portico Road to 2 Down Part of TLC Bridge seats Family member, for short Beg Nightmares Par for a small golf course? Country “___ tale’s best for winter” W.S. High: comb. form Bridge ploy Noble family of Ferrara Box Innocent Excited, colloquially
92 Hesitation sounds 94 Sacred bull of Egypt 97 Rushes forward 100 Jerk 103 Japanese statesman Hiroburmi 104 Removed stubble 106 Worked together 108 Assert 109 New: comb. form 110 Ringlet 111 Given to scratching 113 Advantage 114 Stepped 116 Lounging attire 117 Esau’s country 118 Shortly 120 Laugh, in Paris 121 Yes, ___: Sammy Davis bio 122 No. 1’s helper 124 Kind of soup or shooter 126 Corrida cry 127 Formerly named
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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
More or Less
Solutions: Page 43
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More or Less
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More or Less
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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More or Less
Hitori
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More or Less
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More or Less
Hitori
More or Less
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More or Less
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Hitori
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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
Kakuro, Page 8
Commuter Crossword, Page 3 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
PAGE 41 • Brain BUSTERS Jumble, Page 9
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 Boggle, Page 12 Jumble, Page 10 Jumble Crosswords, Page 12 Jumble Crosswords, Page 10
Jumble Crosswords, Page 12
Boggle, Page 14
Kakuro, Page 10
Commuter Crossword, Page 13
Boggle, Page 10 TV Jumble, Page 11
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
More or Less (7x7), Page 32
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 36
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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