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THE
ULTIMATE PUZZLE
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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
PAGE
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 4 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 26 27 28 29 32 35 39 40 42 43 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
ACROSS “Good Morning America” network “__ Family; Vicki Lawrence sitcom Stomach muscles, for short Biblical book named for a prophet: abbr. Airport in Chicago “Grounded __ Life” Skater Babilonia “That’s So __” “My Big __ Greek Wedding” Sudden sharp increase Actress Maureen __ Role on “Criminal Minds” Singer Mel __ “__. Doubtfire” German article “__ Always Sunny in Philadelphia” U. S. Naval Academy freshman Long-time “60 Minutes” correspondent Untrue House of snow Actor __ Vigoda “Scenes from __”; movie for Bette Midler Mongrel Prefix for night or section “Deal or No Deal” host “Love __ Many Splendored Thing” Sense of self-esteem Run-down; dilapidated __ Taco; fast-food chain
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DOWN Social insects Bridges and others Bird’s sound Actress Rita Cry of discovery Dallas hoopster, for short “Car 54, Where __ You?” Spanish man’s title “Family __”; Brian Keith series Two-by-fours, for example Miss, south of the border: abbr. “__ Smart” Skirt’s edge Thin pancake Actress Procter Auberjonois and Russo “__ Girl Now”; old series for Danny Thomas & Diana Canova Large city in Ohio Yrbk. section Singer Pearl ABCD followers Actress Remini’s namesakes Classic Charlton Heston movie Waken Film for Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth about students at performing arts school Televangelist Roberts One of the Three Stooges Reverent wonder Tupperware cover
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
39 Hell’s ruler
DOWN
32 Well-known
1 Car accident
41 Air pollution
1 Clumsy fellow
34 Run __; go wild
6 Come __; find
2 Unusual
10 Coagulate
42 __ statement; oath
35 Title for a noble senora
14 Soup-serving spoon
44 Coin device by a parking spot
4 Drowsy
15 Zero
46 Toronto’s province: abbr.
16 Sharpen 17 Request food from a waiter 18 “Stupid is as stupid __”
47 __ Pyle; role for Jim Nabors 49 Arctic jackets 51 Pointed the finger at
3 Combines 5 Important food fish 6 Beneath 7 Hard up 8 Early afternoon hour 9 Get comfy
19 Filled with holy wonder
54 Arrived
20 One who’s AWOL
55 Laid a guilt trip on
22 Embroiderer’s purchase
56 Dover’s state
12 Ryan or Tatum
60 Femur or rib
13 Child’s bear
24 Landing place 25 Obviously
61 Wingless insect
21 “The Lone Star State”
26 Voice box
63 Chopped finely
23 Make well
29 In the lead
64 Microwave __
25 Swindle
30 Christmas __; December 24
65 Bereavement
26 Smaller amount
31 Social blunder
67 Experiment
33 __ the way; pioneers
68 Bar connecting two oxen
28 Renovate
37 Scotch and __
69 Penniless
29 Go __; follow
66 Carrying a gun
10 Party game of gestures 11 Certain berth
27 Declare openly
36 Cpls.’ superiors 38 Quarrel 40 Kathmandu’s nation 43 Facial center 45 Islamic holy month 48 Fruit pest 50 Alter electrical work 51 Monks’ superior 52 Piece of garlic 53 Walking sticks 54 Discontinue 56 Piece of office furniture 57 High point 58 Rex or Donna 59 Small whirlpool 62 British restroom
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Book leaf 5 Sew lightly 10 Fundamentals 14 Uplifting tune 15 Crooked 16 Chilly 17 Actor __ Dane 18 Colorless imitation gem 20 Donkey 21 Flower stalk 22 Exhausted 23 Records 25 TV’s Rickles 26 Guardian 28 Crooner 31 Extend one’s subscription 32 Mrs. Reagan 34 Brewer’s tub 36 Colored part of the eye 37 Misrepresent 38 Intl. military alliance 39 Break a Commandment
40 Banquet 41 __ folding; origami 42 Pompous one 44 Slumber 45 State-ofthe-__; very modern 46 Slightly more than a quart 47 Make sore by rubbing 50 Fence opening
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8 9
51 “How __ you?” 54 Enrollee 57 Dating couple gossiped about 58 Crude metals
10 11 12 13 19
59 Consequently
61 Luxurious
21 24 25
62 Lawn border trimmer
26
63 Singer/actor Nelson __
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60 500 sheets of paper
DOWN Entreaty Broadcasts Shining And so forth: abbr. Trade goods or services Lent-opening distribution __ milk; nonfat dairy product Four and six Lamb’s mother Playing a role Impolite person Ice cream scoop holder Luge vehicle Showing no emotion Gush forth Gorillas Gaming cubes Actor __ Kristofferson Uncanny
28 In a __; sulky 29 Vanished 30 Assigns a value to 32 Orderly 33 Capp & Gore 35 Shredded 37 Choicest 38 Back of a neck 40 Gives a pink slip to 41 Singer Seeger 43 Big and clumsy 44 Tex or John 46 Cavalry spear 47 Trim a photo 48 Rescuer 49 Gets older 50 Hoodlums’ mob 52 Peruse 53 TV show award 55 Definite article 56 __ as a beet 57 Anger
Solutions: Page 40
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
Solutions: Page 40
ACROSS 1 Ernie’s “Sesame Street” buddy 5 Actress Ortiz of “Ugly Betty” 8 “Unhappily __ After” 9 Alan Autry’s role on “In the Heat of the Night” 12 Sports building 13 Shoelace alternative 14 Waist accessory 15 Monty or Arsenio 16 Paul’s cousin on “Mad About You” 18 Pig’s home 19 Bixby or Cosby 20 Flying mammals 21 Actress Patricia 23 Carvey and Delany 24 “From __”; Johnny Depp movie 25 “On Golden __”; last film for Henry Fonda 26 “__ Time Crooks”; movie for Woody Allen & Tracey Ullman 28 Jellystone Park bear 29 Boatman’s items 30 Relaxed; peaceful 32 Historical period 35 Have dinner 36 Mound of sand 37 “__! Or My Mom Will Shoot”; Sylvester Stallone movie 38 “The Lord of the Rings: The __ of the King” 40 Actress Debi 41 Main character in “The Little Mermaid” 42 “Crossing __ with John Edward”
43 Crafty; wily 44 Stein and Stiller DOWN 1 Soft round hat 2 Role on “Two and a Half Men” 3 “__-a-Cop”; Burt Reynolds film 4 Singing syllable 5 “__ for Adano”; old Gene Tierney war movie 6 Ineffective; void 7 Network for “20/20” 10 Actor on “NCIS” 11 Major artery 12 Stomach muscles, for short 13 Actor Kilmer 15 “__ Street Blues” 17 Pack animal 19 Lucille __ 20 “The Big __ Theory” 22 Sushi bar offerings 23 “Indiana Jones and the Temple of __”; Harrison Ford movie 25 “Gomer __, U.S.M.C.” 26 Distress signal 27 Actress Tierney 30 One of the Three Stooges 31 Actress Jillian 33 Laughs loudly 34 Spring month: abbr. 36 Formal two-person combat 37 Rescue 39 “...__ the season to be jolly...” 40 Unruly crowd
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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 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 Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Papa’s mate 2 Skateboard park fixture 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 29 Amer. lawmaking group 32 Gently applied amount
33 34 36 37 39 40 41 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 58 61 62 63
Yoko from Tokyo Dedicatory poem Voice amplifier Arnaz who played Ricky Luke Skywalker’s mentor Cross inscription Subject of a sentence, typically Yellowfin tuna Pollen-producing flower part Showman who teamed with Bailey Painter Édouard Peninsular Mediterranean country H-bomb trial, e.g. Flood stoppers __ culpa Encircle Prune, before drying Fruity beverages New Haven Ivy Leaguer Genetic material Solutions: Rainier, e.g.: Abbr. 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 “It __ Upon a Midnight Clear” 5 Tennis or golf 10 Twiddling one’s thumbs 14 Plow animals 15 Heron or stork 16 Within reach 17 Calf meat 18 Foe 19 Barber’s concern
37 Traveler’s stop 38 Letter carrier __; postman
67 Floor pads
31 Tennessee football player
41 __ up; in jail
DOWN
29 Neither...__
32 Honks
43 At the present
1 Sheltered bay
33 __ ball; alert
44 Arithmetic
35 Boy
45 Cornered
2 Chopping tools
46 Big __; famous London bell
4 Intertwines
38 Relinquishes
47 Hose down
5 Use a broom
48 At no time
6 Skillets
39 Charged atom
50 Day of the week: abbr.
7 Lofty poem
22 Rises 24 Police officer
54 Daytime movie
25 Bishop’s hat
58 “I __ a Dream”; MLK speech
26 Sickly looking
28 Thus
40 Little tyke
51 TV commercial presenter
20 Plantations
66 Like a dripping faucet
3 Ham or beef
8 Stay 9 Lovers’ meeting 10 Receive through a will 11 College official
36 Just purchased
42 1960s U. S. president 44 Least 46 Bawl out 47 Go bad 49 Outspoken 50 Macho 51 Popular 1970s carpet style
12 __-back; relaxed
52 Dad
13 Goofs
53 Above
62 Made fun of
21 2,000 pounds
54 Dairy product
34 Pegs for Jack Nicklaus
63 Island around a lagoon
23 Fragrant wood
55 Grandma
25 One grieving
56 Give off
35 __ Diamond Phillips
64 College credit
26 Leaning
57 Sups
65 Cooper or Burghoff
27 Mexican mister
60 Deadly snake
29 Prefix for fat or sense 30 “Same for me!”
36 Country
59 House of logs 61 Child’s first word, perhaps
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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 40 Chopper 41 Head of the manor 42 Windy City airport 43 57-Across best-seller 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 Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Deadlock 2 Gambling mecca near Carson City 3 Fashion’s Gucci 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 29 Time-share unit
30 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 51 52 54 55 56 58 59
Flat-nosed dog Dread Banjoist Scruggs Reared Not just for males Basketball’s Magic, on scoreboards Question of identity Tibetan capital MYOB part Astaire/Rogers musical Flee, mousestyle Curbside call Ticket word Bouquet tosser Reduces to small pieces, as potatoes __ circus Hard-to-hit pitchers Chichén __: Mayan ruins Champagne brand Finishes Holiday lead-in DJ’s Solutions: assortment
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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.
ACROSS 1 Mr. Mandel 6 Series for George Eads 9 Actress Durance of “Smallville” 10 Baio or Bakula 12 Fall flower 13 Frasier and Niles 14 Comment from Homer Simpson 15 Rivers or Collins 16 “F __”; old Ken Berry series 19 Ignoramus 23 Alan __, Jr., of “Gilligan’s Island” 24 “The Longest __”; film for Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds 25 “My __ Flicka”; movie about a boy and a horse 28 Jim __; voice of Mr. Magoo 30 Schwimmer’s role on “Friends” 31 Singer Vikki 32 __ the kill; present for the moment of triumph 33 “Key __”; Bogart/Bacall classic 34 Actor West of “Batman” 36 “__ the Dog”; movie for Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro 39 Neil Patrick __ 42 Actress __ Berry 44 Extremely overweight 45 Has __ for music; picks up tunes easily 46 “License to __”; movie for Robin Williams and John Krasinski 47 Newton or Gretzky
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 “Beavis and Butt-__” Approximately “Dancing __” “__ Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” Hearing organ “__ Air”; Nicolas Cage movie Sault __. Marie “__ a Wonderful Life” Mrs. in Mexico Chief Political Correspondent for CNN “Beverly Hills __”; Eddie Murphy film Actor Mantegna Galloped “The New Adventures of __ Christine” Shade tree Actress Joanne Drug tragedies, for short Day of the week: abbr. __ Howard “There __ tavern in the town...” Cheers, for one Setting for “Evita”: abbr. Machine wheel “__ Vegas” “__ Hard”; Bruce Willis movie Alda or Thicke Actor Richard __ “__ I Met Your Mother” Bart Simpson’s grandfather __ Skelton Solutions: “Hee __” Page 41 Hilda’s portrayer on “Ugly Betty”
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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 Rotten
64 Marlo’s dad
29 __-name; not generic
37 Dad’s sister
65 Filbert or pecan
30 Water __; lotus
4 Day __ day; continuously
38 Good buys
9 Plate
39 Run away
13 Frown __; disapprove of
40 African antelope
15 Yearn for
41 Very small
16 Resound
42 Portion
17 Trait transmitter 18 Birthday party desserts 19 Cheney or Biden, for short 20 Invoice 22 At __; in disagreement
63 Move to and fro
36 “Yes, __”; polite response
43 Traveling __; going from California to New York, e.g. 45 John or Jason 46 Curtain holder 47 Light bulb’s “W” 48 Hawaiian island
DOWN 1 Annoy 2 Hairy beasts 3 Word of warning 4 Take willingly 5 Picture border 6 __ apart; undo 7 Level; balanced 8 Fidgety 9 Pious 10 __ tea 11 Get rid of
31 Tiny part of an archipelago 32 Female relation 33 Actress Garson 35 Michelob, e.g. 38 Benumbed 39 Appropriate 41 Couple 42 Actor Brad 44 Dependable 45 Unusual thing 47 Ladies 48 Fumbler’s word
51 Chaperoning
12 Jumps
56 Burden
14 Closest
57 Wynonna’s mom
21 British conservative
58 Person, place or thing
25 Wood used for wine barrels
53 Iowa export
34 Donald Duck’s love
60 Throw stones at
26 Proverb
54 Lunch hour
27 Steam bath
55 Wise teacher
35 Invigorating, as a lively walk
61 Wading bird
28 Congestion site, often
59 Earnings after expenses
23 Lasso 24 “Skip to My __” 26 __ oneself; refuse to be a doormat 29 Baaing
62 Pierce
49 Once more 50 Luau dance 52 Long story
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
Solutions: Page 42
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Brains 7 Like many a reply env. 10 Low-tech missile 13 New Age physician 14 Zeno’s home 15 Namibia neighbor: Abbr. 16 Florida export 17 *“Ditto!” 19 *1955 Communist defense treaty 21 Old Russian dynast 22 Pulitzer playwright Rice 23 The tiniest bit 25 __ Moines 26 Sink, as a snooker ball 28 Flattering deception 31 Daddy-o 33 Marsupial sometimes called a bear 34 Friction reducer
37 *“I can answer your questions” 40 Map reader’s aid 41 Firefighter Red 43 Gaming console with a fitness component 44 County in eastern Ireland 47 R&B’s __ Hill 49 Peoria hrs. 52 Score tempo 54 Opposite of neo56 Fr. miss 58 *Momentarily forget 60 Like the best bonds, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 62 Dumpster fill 63 Reunion attendees 64 Goes down in the west 65 Done for the first time 66 Sew up 67 __ de deux 68 Trusty mounts
DOWN 1 Made an appearance 2 Team captain’s concern 3 Morning janglers 4 Teeth-cleaning step 5 Title writer in a John Irving novel 6 Hasenpfeffer, for one 7 Director’s cry 8 Jam thickener 9 Black Hills terr. 10 *“Wheel of Fortune” host 11 “A Day Without Rain” New Ager 12 Culture medium 14 Israeli diplomat Abba 18 When one might have a late lunch 20 “The Chosen” novelist Chaim 24 “The Addams Family” adjective 27 Special __: military force 29 Flamenco shout 30 Shoreline indentation
32 Print maker 34 Wine barrel wood 35 Dictator Amin 36 *Space cadet’s home? 37 Inland Asian sea 38 Lehár operetta “The Merry __” 39 Breathable gases 42 Car at a long light, say 45 Herbal brew 46 Everglades birds 48 Cheerful 49 Painter Monet 50 Had an inkling 51 Small gifts 53 Extremists, for short 55 2004 remake starring Jude Law 56 Fabricate 57 Rested 59 Venus de Milo’s lack 61 Egyptian snake 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
Solutions: Page 42
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ACROSS 1 Bus fee 5 Shaft of a column 10 Small, carved stone 15 Actor Sandler 19 Cain slew him 20 Sea eagles 21 Sharp and harsh 22 Interdiction 23 Failing in duty 25 Arranges terms 27 Greek letter 28 Expel 29 Consume 31 Jewish month 32 Wartime agency: abbr. 33 Dalai Lama’s home 35 Devil 37 Sacred image: var. 39 A hard mineral 41 Advanced study group 43 Nullify 46 Carp 47 Acts artificially 48 Stalk 50 Restrain through fear 51 Samoan seaport 52 Language of 33-Across 53 Arrow poison 55 Ireland 56 Fisherman’s aid 57 Musical composition 59 Designed leatherwork 61 Grampus 62 Agreed to meet: Scot. 64 Killed 66 Police operation 68 Decay 69 Fashion store, ___ Taylor 70 Ever get ___ jam? 71 Eliminates 75 Degree of progression 77 Music composed for a poem 81 Eggs 82 Landed property 84 To enclose in a box 86 Vehicle 87 Wagers 89 Icelandic tale 90 Tender 91 Sound unit
Crossword Puzzle
Money to Burn
92 94 96 97 98
Mistake Seed Assistant Dug for ore Series of fence steps 100 Engrave by means of dots 102 Full of fissures 103 Appended 105 Slant 106 Of a ship’s sail 107 June bug 109 Of grandparents 111 Scotch river 112 Hindu god 113 ___ Vegas 116 Burn to ashes 119 Skilled bookkeeper 122 Reverberate 123 Restore 124 Early American politician 125 Town in Italy 126 Hardy heroine 127 Rims 128 ___ Kefauver 129 Biblical name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 26 30 34 35 36
DOWN Slowly disappear Countenance Einstein’s theory Hebrew priest Upshot Hard, outer shell The dill Female swan Holds in high regard Swiss divisions High card Great: comb. form Wear away Procure Topaz hummingbird Explosion The sweetsop Bryophytic plant Swedish philanthropist Annoyed Frenchman’s friend Genus of cetaceans Resigns Sioux, for one
38 39 40 41 42 44 45 47 49 52 54 57 58 59 60 63 65 67 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
Curved molding Meager Kind of trail Spanish dining hall Vegas alternative ___ Haute Upright Foot of an ape Declare for score Elizabeth Barrett Browning Most uncanny Kitchen appurtenance Winged A slight coloring Italian poet Sign of a hit play Miscellany Narrow channel Garments Turn inside out Women who rule families Male red deer Begins Store in a silo Secure Breaker of images
79 80 83 85 88 91
Nostrils Degree Matures Secret writing Vended Heroine of “La Boheme” 93 Fortification 95 Affects with fungus 96 Soothe 97 Italian couture city 99 Harsh 101 Author of “The Raven” 102 Certain stage offerings 104 Challenged 106 ___ d’orchestre 107 Food regimen 108 One time 110 Singer/writer K. D. ___ 112 Rabbit’s tail 114 Poker stake 115 Agitate 117 Bombycid moths 118 Golf starting point 120 Lettuce 121 Chinese pagoda
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
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
Torrents of Arabia 1 5 10 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 31 33 34 36 37 40 42 46 47 48 50 51 52 54 56 57 58 60 62 63 65 67 69 70 71 72 75 76 80 81 83 85 86 88 90 91
ACROSS Son of Noah Poll-taker Gem weight Prune, formerly Queen of heaven Size of type He wrote “Pal Joey” Attorney General Janet Press The sun personified House Speaker Pelosi Tennysonian heroine Certain Abstract being Frail Prong Love feast French engraver Gustave Powerful Conduct a meeting Laughing Crustaceans Silent A moment To cut Roster Desert conveyance Short-visored caps Half: a prefix A simian Musical compositions More ancient Fiber clusters in wool Large billed birds Extra Large arteries Spanish house Agitates Former Russian ruler Native ability Extended mental view Put in again Period of time Lukewarm Puritan theologian Jonathan June bug Drowses Religious ceremonies Ascend Swarm of bees
92 To daub 94 Treaties 96 A fish 97 Windstorms 98 Spring festival 100 Riatas 102 Liturgical headdresses 103 Layer of the iris 105 French security 106 Gala gathering 107 Violent streams of water 111 Harden 112 Scattered rubbish 116 Roman poet 117 Distributes 119 Sphere of combat 121 Split 122 Icelandic tale 123 Growing out 124 Anatomical duct 125 Egyptian god 126 Kill 127 Marry again 128 Parts of feet 129 Observes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 28 30 32 34 35 37
DOWN Large boat ___ and Leander God of love Canadian province Classification Pointed arch Gourmet meat puree Greek letter Revoke, in bridge To plot An exclamation Capetown currency Formed an electric spark American President Zachary Goes before Russian river Distinct part Manner Metal containers Early political cartoonist Spring flower Medieval helmet Redactors Worthless bit
38 39 40 41 43 44 45 47 49 52 53 55 58 59 61 64 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
A figure of speech Badger-like animal Cougars French school Occurrence Valley in ancient Argolis Journeys Bread from heaven Conclusion Party accessory Endures Littoral area Meager Petty malice Certain horses Cocktail component Cultivated land Transport types: abbr. Motorcycle passenger seat Concise Taut Scent Bails Essential Forays
77 78 79 82 84 87 89 91
Roman official Wanderer Lock of hair Dice spot Inscribe Day after TGIF Accented North Carolina cape 93 Frenchman’s dream 95 Function in trigonometry 97 The main point 99 Deliver 101 To connect 102 Copper and zinc 104 Expiate 106 Ultimate 107 Throw 108 Elliptical 109 Capital of Latvia 110 Cabbage salad 112 Smooth 113 Hoarfrost 114 Cry of Bacchanals 115 Lairs 118 Summer, in France 120 Scottish explorer
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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
Solutions: Page 43
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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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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
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
Brain BUSTERS • Page 44 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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