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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 “A Boy and __ Dog”; Don Johnson movie 4 Role on “M*A*S*H” 9 Historical period 12 180˚ from WSW 13 Muppets Bert and __ 14 Diner owner on “Alice” 15 Pub drink 16 Breakfast, lunch and dinner 17 Titles for Dracula & others: abbr. 18 Porch; veranda 20 “Old MacDonald had a farm, __...” 22 Host of CNN’s “The Situation Room” 26 Plastic wrap 27 Ending for Japan or Nepal 28 “The New Adventures of __ Christine” 29 Napoleon or Hirohito: abbr. 32 Ralph __ of “The Waltons” 35 __ Jr.; actor on “Happy Endings” 39 “__ Family Robinson” 40 Destroys 42 Pork product 43 Instrument for Yo-Yo Ma 47 Prizm or Metro 48 Before, in poetry 49 Mork or Alf 50 Egg layer 51 Put two and two together 52 “Heartbreak __”; Clint Eastwood movie 53 Attempt
DOWN 1 Cure 2 “Monster-__”; Jennifer Lopez film 3 “__ Evil, Hear No Evil”; movie for Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder 4 Do, __, so, la, ti, do 5 “Car 54, Where __ You?” 6 FBI crime lab evidence 7 Feel poorly 8 Adjust one’s alarm clock 9 Trebek, Sajak and Carey 10 Accept one’s pension 11 “The Sun __ Rises”; movie based on a Hemingway novel 19 Pacino and Gore 21 Suffix for real or idol 23 “Murphy __” 24 Emmy-winning drama series for Harry Hamlin and Jimmy Smits 25 New Delhi’s nation 29 Actor __ James Olmos 30 Injured 31 Periods following noon, for short 33 Actor __ Power 34 __ de cologne 36 Felix’s roommate on “The Odd Couple” 37 “Up All __” 38 Look of contempt 39 Actor John __ 41 TV brand 44 Actor __ Marienthal 45 Tupperware cover 46 Piece of chicken
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
29 Like Easter eggs
38 Linden or larch
2 October’s gem
1 Foot digits
39 Singing pair
5 Thin porridge
40 Erie or Suez
3 Calculated guess
30 “Trick or __!”
41 July 10, 2012
4 Behold
32 Small horse
10 Air __; car safety devices 14 Domed church extension 15 “__-bye baby, on the treetop...” 16 Capital of Norway
42 Like an old twisted log 44 Is skeptical 45 Take to court 46 Often staterun game 47 Location
17 Actress Winslet
50 Relinquish
18 Physically fit 20 Inventor __ Whitney
54 One’s __; means of support
21 Notion
57 Mirth
22 Ross or Rigg
58 Prayer closing
23 Creates
59 Actress Keaton
25 Sardine holder
60 Adolescent
51 Pen contents
26 Sayings
61 Bookish fellow
28 Instructed
62 Fall bloom
31 Doles out
63 Chances
32 Biblical hymn 34 Noah’s boat 36 Wading bird 37 Subject
DOWN 1 __ for granted; assume
5 A, B, C, D & F
33 Jacuzzi
6 Terry cloth wraparounds
35 Door openers
7 Univ. in Calif.
38 Talk up; promote
8 __ out a living; get by 9 Blood analysis site 10 Signifying the future 11 Large continent 12 Secluded valley 13 Fountain order 19 Hatred 21 Eisenhower and Turner 24 Grows old 25 Powder 26 In the center of 27 Do an insect exterminator’s job 28 Follow behind
37 Story
40 Sadistic 41 Carry 43 Rise 44 Walk unsteadily 46 Sierra __; African nation 47 Think ahead 48 Green citrus 49 State positively 50 Winter wrap 52 Require 53 Male dolls 55 Ms. Lupino 56 __ and hers 57 Classic Pontiac
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Inborn talent 6 Intend 10 Prolonged pain 14 Actress Berry 15 Make angry 16 Tarkenton or Drescher 17 Jordan’s capital 18 Fencing sword 19 Gala 20 Proximity 22 Take out 24 Electric __; “shocking” swimmers 25 Ordinary 26 Fight 29 Police ID 30 Actor Wallach 31 Burn, as milk 33 Obstacles 37 Place to buy salami and rye 39 Tire groove pattern
41 Threesome 42 Landscape or seascape, e.g. 44 Dog-__; like book page corners, often 46 Everybody 47 Noise from a floorboard 49 Bazooka __ gum 51 Proverbs 54 Pleasant 55 Commander 56 Imaginary; based on old folklore stories 60 Arthur of tennis 61 Wicked 63 Wear away 64 Godsend 65 Grain storage tower 66 African nation 67 Blemish 68 “As __ on TV!”; phrase in an ad
69 Flower stalks DOWN 1 Genghis __; Mongol ruler 2 TV’s “__ That Tune” 3 __ mater 4 Red wine 5 Dog shelters 6 Squeeze 7 Cold sore sites 8 Frothy drink 9 Had to have 10 Wealthy 11 Fisherman’s wicker basket 12 “¡__ la vista!”; Spanish goodbye 13 Penetrate 21 Chosen few 23 Breakfast order 25 “M*A*S*H” role 26 Cots and bunks 27 Actor Guinness
28 Scrabble piece 29 Dismal; gloomy 32 Regions 34 United __ Emirates; UAE 35 Fish’s breathing organ 36 Shoe bottom 38 Happening 40 Money deducted 43 Sea eagle 45 Duke’s wife 48 Way out 50 Capital of Lebanon 51 Bacon portions 52 Fable teller 53 Internet firm 54 Panty hose fabric 56 5,280 feet 57 Morse __ 58 Actor Sandler 59 Camera’s eye 62 Compete
Solutions: Page 40
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
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
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42 43
ACROSS “Dharma & __” Rather or Aykroyd “The __ Boat” “__ Lucy” A. J. Foyt or Jeff Gordon Family series about a collie Annoys Jay of late-night TV “Boys Don’t __”; Hilary Swank movie Susan of “L. A. Law” Rayburn or Wilder “__ of Echoes”; Kevin Bacon film Late newsman Huntley Oxfords and sneakers Broadcasts Speak indistinctly “Air __ One”; movie for Harrison Ford and Glenn Close Actress Shelley of “Cheers” Songbird HLN’s “Dr. __” “Ice __”; popular animated film Military dance sponsor, for short Alan or Cheryl Actor __ Garrett Burstyn and Pompeo “They Call Me MISTER __!”; Sidney Poitier film Dr. Mark __; Dick Van Dyke’s role on “Diagnosis Murder” Cain’s brother “__ Given Sunday”; movie for Al Pacino and Dennis Quaid
44 Deep mud
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 Angry look Actor on “NCIS” Arden and Plumb Country in which “Hogan’s Heroes” is set: abbr. Sawyer or Keaton Additionally Refusals Actor on the new “Charlie’s Angels” “__, Indiana”; short-lived Omri Katz drama series Get __ of; eliminate Goodman of “Dancing with the Stars” “__ Make a Deal” 12-mo. periods Actor Richard __ Give the cold shoulder to Bumpkin As __ as molasses Iditarod vehicle Common respiratory ailment Desert refuges Mr. DeVito Yellow Brick and others: abbr. Actor Clark __ Sullivan and Bradley Like pricey hamburger meat Swedish actress __ Andersson Hawaii’s Mauna __ Scottish cap
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Daily Crossword
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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
ACROSS 1 Ho-hum time 5 Ship’s command post 9 Zip preceder 14 Really-really 15 Verdi’s “Celeste Aida,” e.g. 16 Hypothesize 17 Quits worrying 19 Oohed and __ 20 “Luncheon on the Grass” painter 21 Law firm bigwigs 23 Group with many golden agers 26 Failed firecracker 27 Like 56 minutes of each hour of The Masters telecast 34 Federal Web address ending 35 Office betting groups 36 Curaçao neighbor 37 TV’s talking horse 39 Drum kit drum 41 “Want the light __ off?”
42 “Stick Up for Yourself” nasal spray 44 Glittery topper 46 Molecule with a + charge, e.g. 47 “Get off my back!” 50 Mischief-maker 51 Hose fillers? 52 Wide-awake 57 Wanted poster word 61 Longish skirts 62 Unfinished business, or, in a way, what 17-, 27- and 47-Across have in common 65 Temporarily unavailable 66 Sask. neighbor 67 Macro or micro subj. 68 Help desk staffers, usually 69 Hornet’s home 70 Tebow throw, say Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Quarter of a quad, perhaps 2 Perlman of “Cheers” 3 Part of YMCA: Abbr. 4 Pep rally cry 5 Possess, in the Hebrides 6 Christian __ 7 Speech impediment 8 Honduras native 9 Patty turner 10 How a pendulum swings 11 Tennis great Arthur 12 Row at Wrigley 13 LAX guesstimates 18 Email doesn’t require one 22 Nutritional abbr. 24 1920s-’30s Flying Clouds, e.g. 25 Chop-chop 27 Greek vacation isle 28 For all to see
29 Insurance case 30 Knesset country 31 Written in mystical letters 32 Kindle download 33 Deservedly get 34 Former carfinancing org. 38 Dwindle 40 Hebrides tongue 43 Archrivals 45 Aquarium accumulation 48 One seeking intelligence 49 In dreamland 52 Leave out 53 “Ponderosa” tree 54 PTA’s focus 55 Lust for life 56 Charitable distribution 58 Machu Picchu resident 59 Fusses 60 Federal IDs 63 Extra NHL periods Solutions: 64 Did nothing 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
40 26th letter
1 Enormous
41 Boorish; crude
5 Boys and men
43 Beret, for one
10 Discontinue 14 Tiny particle 15 German submarine 16 Egg on 17 “Penny __”; Beatles hit
44 Semester or trimester 45 24 __ gold 46 El __; Spanish hero 47 Sloppy
DOWN
31 Tools with arched blades
1 Holbrook and Linden
32 Prophets
2 Orem’s state
33 Foe
3 No longer here
35 Miner’s find
4 Green gem 5 Silenced, as the TV
36 Pelosi’s title: abbr. 38 Showy flower 39 Small amount
6 Lie next to
18 __-frutti
48 __ four; dainty iced pastry
19 Iowa export
50 Sheep’s cry
8 Restaurant
20 Ice cream alternative
51 Mockingly derisive
9 Set of steps over a fence
22 Voted in
54 Went after and brought back
10 Do well
58 Was in the red
12 Meanie
26 Scorch
59 Capital of Morocco
13 Remain unsettled
29 Winged insect
61 Give work to
21 eBay offer
30 Kid with
62 Barbie, for one
23 Go in
34 Clutch
63 King’s order
25 Not permitted
35 Lubricate
64 Actress Falco
26 Hovel
54 Truism
36 Become embarrassed
65 Friendly nation
55 Conceal 56 “__ go bragh!”
37 Play a role
66 “Divine Comedy” poet
27 Chocolaty drink 28 Church table
57 Owner’s paper
38 Dispute settler
67 __ on; forward
29 Small lie
60 Canister
24 Lend a hand to 25 “Goodnight, __”
7 Building site
11 Horse’s gait
42 Quickly 44 Educates 46 Large-winged buzzing insect 47 Floor pad 49 Exhausted 50 Davis or Midler 51 Scotch and __ 52 Not on base when you should be 53 Relate
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Unapproachable 7 Heavy shoe 13 Like Steven Wright’s delivery 15 Fragrant hybrid bloom 16 Unusually large 17 They enjoy being cruel 18 GPS display 19 Scottish refusal 20 Melodic passages 21 Cabbage head? 23 E. __ bacteria 24 Hug 27 Buckeyes’ sch. 29 Blunt blade 32 Main idea 33 Defensive story 35 “I hate when you do that!” 36 Balkan Peninsula capital 37 Profit share 38 Heavenly hunter 40 Prov. on Lake Superior 41 Tottenham tot toters
43 Squares 44 Grape soda brand 46 A in German class 47 Light spectrum extreme 48 L.A. Sparks’ org. 50 Contractor’s details 52 Ones with a common heritage 55 Eyeball 56 “Grimm” network 59 Put away, as a hunting knife 60 More apt to pout 62 Many a Nickelodeon watcher 63 Exalt 64 Astonishingly enough 65 Carol opener DOWN 1 Air Wick target 2 It can go on for years Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
3 Dieter’s count 4 Picks from a lineup 5 *“Break Like the Wind” band 6 Thin ice, say 7 Berenstain youngster, e.g. 8 Active beginning? 9 Maryland state bird, for one 10 *TV drama narrated by a teen blogger 11 Apropos of 12 Storied loch 14 Can’t be without 15 Bag-checking agcy. 21 Hägar’s daughter 22 The answers to starred clues start with kinds of them, and are arranged in them 24 Canon rival 25 Worst possible turnout 26 *Double-date extra 28 Tries to please a master, perhaps
30 Diminish by degrees 31 Arp contemporary 33 Trendy healthful berry 34 *Chemical connection that involves a transfer of electrons 39 Classic autos 42 Is guilty of a dinner table nono 45 Congenital 47 Shakespearean setting 49 Falls for a joke 51 Fleshy fruit 52 “Mike and Mike in the Morning” broadcaster 53 Via, briefly 54 China’s Sun Yat__ 56 Calligrapher’s points 57 Seat restraint 58 Hudson Bay native 61 Forest female Solutions:
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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 Robards or Alexander “How I __ Your Mother” Refrigerator brand Native New Zealander Neighbor of Saudi Arabia “Candid __” 180˚ from NNE Actor Danza “Broken __”; movie for John Travolta and Christian Slater Oldest of the three boys on “Home Improvement” “The A-__” Pest-killing spray Actress Ally Sitcom set at a Boston bar “...and a partridge in a __ tree.” Soleil __ Frye Carney and Linkletter Actress __ Hunt “__ Mom”; reality series Ending for Japan or Canton Anna __ Smith Farr of “M*A*S*H” “The __ and the Ecstasy” __ fours; crawling When doubled, Yogi’s little buddy Richard Gere movie set in WWII
DOWN 1 Leno’s namesakes 2 Singer and actor Ed __ 3 Jack McCoy’s portrayer on “Law & Order”
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
“__ Tree Hill” Actress Fabray, to friends One of the Three Stooges Goof up Tamera Mowry’s twin “Last __ Standing” Star of “Judging Amy” “...the cat and the fiddle, the __ jumped over the moon...” Bergeron of “Dancing with the Stars” “The __ Skelton Hour” Actor Liotta “Norma __”; Sally Field movie “Up in the __”; George Clooney film Letters after a dentist’s name Jacuzzi “Death Becomes __”; movie for Meryl Streep “__ Pray Love”; Julia Roberts film Denver’s state: abbr. Garden tool “Two and a Half __” “__ Haw” Actor Ron __ of TV’s “Tarzan” “__ Stalkings”; Rob Estes series Snakelike fishes Capture “__ to Pieces”; hit song for Peter and Gordon Pigeon’s sound Solutions: “The __ Behar Show” Page 41 __ Ortiz of “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 Sweltering
37 Vane direction
63 __ on; be overly fond of
4 __ out; get rid of gradually
38 Refueling ship
64 Leases
39 __ vera; lotion ingredient
65 “...__ the ramparts we...”
9 Arm bone 13 Cosmetic brand 15 Nation in the Middle East
36 Observe
40 Dined 41 Long-running Broadway play
DOWN 1 Show-off
42 Prevailing tendency
2 Egg-shaped
16 Cleansing bar 17 Colt’s mother
43 Lantern fuel
4 Deadly snake
18 Like a threeminute egg
45 Girl’s bow
5 Bank robbery
46 Chum
6 Bullets
19 Encourage
47 Large brass instrument
8 Try
20 Disgusting 22 Nap 23 Part of a tooth 24 “__ you kidding me?”
48 One of the Three Bears 51 Baptism by dunking
3 Bull, in Spain
7 Appear 9 Loan shark 10 Traditions learned 11 Carps
29 Misrepresent 30 Toward shelter 31 Tiny part of an archipelago 32 Long periods 33 Impoverished 35 Helsinki native 38 Comic’s zinger 39 Charge in court 41 Meek __ lamb 42 Bathing spots 44 Not transparent 45 Physicists Pierre & Marie 47 Lure; entice 48 “The __ Piper of Hamelin”
12 In __; sulking
49 Gas station chain
14 Closest
50 Portion
26 Serious; unsmiling
56 Baghdad’s nation
29 Native of the largest state in Germany
57 Wynonna’s ma
21 Heavy book
52 Man or boy
58 CDEF followers
25 Raced
53 Night light
60 Beige shade
26 Utter
54 Cincinnati, __
34 Ordinary writing 35 Criminal
61 Wed on the run
27 Give a speech
55 Three squared
62 One of 3 ships for Columbus
28 Booby prize winner
59 Mayonnaise container, e.g.
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 Sundsvall rollers 6 Trickeries 11 Pops 14 Portion out 15 Knighted conductor 16 Took in 17 Typically pink-flowered bloomer 19 Paris pronoun 20 Title words preceding “beneath the milky twilight,” in a 1999 hit 21 “So relaxing!” 22 Worrisome engine sound 23 Gateway Arch architect 26 Set straight 29 Hit, maybe 30 Breeders’ Cup event 31 Loses on purpose 34 Light touch 37 Key Egyptian artifact unearthed in 1799 41 Coll. applicants
42 Big name in beer 43 Mindless process 44 Manitoba tribe 46 Blood sugar regulator 49 Postwar reception 53 Neutrogena rival 54 Like “ifs” and “buts”: Abbr. 55 Throw a feast for 59 Back talk 60 Tools of the mischievous god hidden in 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across 62 Cézanne’s summer 63 Pad user 64 Light wash 65 Le counterpart, in Leipzig 66 Like-minded gps. 67 Guide DOWN 1 Grain holder 2 Jai __ 3 Mass robes
4 Raspy-voiced “Like a Rock” singer 5 Where the anther is 6 Dallas-to-Houston dir. 7 Wedding dances 8 HI hi 9 Highest peak in the Calif. Cascades 10 “Sprechen __ Deutsch?” 11 Single-and-looking group 12 Do a makeup job? 13 Stoop 18 “Unfaithful” costar 22 One that stands to prevent a strike 24 More strange 25 Soft-spoken painter Bob 26 Liberal subject? 27 1939 Garland costar 28 Defroster alternative 32 “Who am __ say?”
33 Moral principle 35 Con 36 Summer intern, often 38 Plural medical suffix 39 Stock holders? 40 John Wayne classic 45 Campanella of Cooperstown 47 North of Paris 48 Mascara mishaps 49 Sank, in a way 50 High class 51 Cary of “The Princess Bride” 52 Blond comic strip teenager 56 Secretary of Education Duncan 57 Get whipped 58 Fancy pitcher 60 Org. with Eagles 61 Hardly shows of support 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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1 5 10 15 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 55 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 83 84
ACROSS Small amount Hoard Master, in Madras Nondescript Illustriousness Winterwear Macedonian marketplace Responsive, nautically Billing for Errol Billing for Tom Dry goods Home ___ Poky gastropods Count (on) Mall unit Hits the road ABCs Plant life Posthaste Roast host Billing for James Med. scan Landlocked Asian nation Language of Buddhist texts “___ Well that Ends Well” Mrs., in Marseille Follower: suffix Billing for Leslie Daughters of Eve Female hormone Beach parties, Hawaiian style Seat of power Native Americans Encircles Charlie or Martin Lab burner Home of the Heat Dearth “The Lady ___” Billing for Alan Classic lead-in Former record co. Role for Daniel Craig Thrill Criticism, informally Bring up the rear Billing for Spencer Quench Scare stiff
Crossword Puzzle
On the Marquee
86 French director Louis 87 Nonsense talk 88 Dame Myra 89 Sales pitch 90 Tight closure 91 Region of North Quebec 94 Eucalyptus eater 95 Hungry as a bear 99 Billing for Robert 101 Billing for Lucille 103 Editor’s takeout 104 Walking aids 105 Ansel or Abigail 106 Related 107 Sleeping 108 Skirt around 109 Williams’ Aladdin role 110 NJ cagers
1 2 3 4
DOWN Loony Dominate Horselike antelope Larders
5 Tanker disasters 6 Fifth Chief Justice Roger 7 Clumsy crafts 8 Take a T-bar 9 Jazz’s Lionel 10 Desertlike 11 Semiprecious stone 12 Sharpen 13 Get one’s goat 14 Woodwinds 15 Crowned head 16 Physicist I.I. 17 Seed cover 18 Asks for alms 24 Sibling’s daughter 26 Static 29 Nomads of Balochistan 32 Done in 33 Boutros Boutros___ of the UN 34 Contradict 35 Compile 36 Billing for George C. 37 Jailbird
38 39 40 42 43 45 47 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 75 77
Diva Beverly Billing for Jack Red Sea nation Takes risks Roman jurist Trait transmitter Early believer Browbeaten Homer work Finnish runner Livy’s language “___ Eagles Dare” Lode contents Wine choice Show appreciation Lightheaded Off the wall Spin logs Open jars Divination suffix Actress Talia Poke fun at Bumpkin Lounges Jolly Roger symbol Explosive effect Fencer
79 Rome’s famous fountain 80 Deadlock 81 Hit squarely 82 Cheap hotel 83 Pipe type 85 Softened 87 Cessation 89 Spread seeds 90 Actor’s Studio Albert 91 Cabinet dept. 92 Vanuatu, formerly: abbr. 93 Very strong breeze 94 Japanese writing system 95 Spanish sweet treat 96 Food fish 97 Discharge 98 Lairs 100 Indonesian isl. 102 After stock or block
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Word Salsa
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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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Quote-Acrostic
edited by Linda and Charles Preston
Solutions: Page 42
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Crossword Puzzle
Food Scramble
1 7 12 15 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 31 34 36 37 39 42 46 47 49 51 52 53 58 59 61 62 63 65 66 67 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 80 81 82 83 84 85 90 91 93 94 95
ACROSS Owner’s directions Cut off wool Phooey! Ego Florida export Greetings! Nice season Profess CARGIL? Simile words Bougainvillea, for one On the up and up ADLAS? Beverage measure Adam’s address Directory Sacred structures Leek’s cousin Street sign Setting Actor Flynn Rooter Street weapon Drag GSEG? Wrath Roasting chamber Holbein Solder Nixon’s nemesis Redecorate Interrogate Tows Painter’s needs, for short Handbag Aesop ending ___ Hawkins’ Day Golfer Palmer Indistinct Reiner, the Younger USN brass Remainder Succotash ingredient Suppress a news story Flat boat Author Deighton ELPPA? Regret Payable Forest denizen Aplomb Way overweight
97 Gobi, for one 99 Worried 101 Finally! 102 Live it up 105 Fast closing 108 Iowa University city 109 APES? 113 AKA 115 Jai ___ 116 Corp. money monitor 117 KEATS? 123 Educational inst. 124 Barbie’s boyfriend 125 Sprinkler addenda 126 ___ Artois 127 Byway 128 Mme. counterpart 129 ___ kidding! 130 Meticulously DOWN 1 May queen? 2 Biblical lion 3 Bert Bobbsey’s twin
4 Polluted 5 Pulitzer winner James: 1958 6 Sills 7 Layered rock 8 Part of HRH 9 Building addition 10 Got off of 11 Elaborate art style 12 Beauty’s beloved 13 Confused 14 Recklessly 15 Treats miserably 16 Malicious 17 Actress Olin 18 Mr. Rogers 24 Wander idly 29 ___ Simeon 30 Male offspring 31 Pollux’ twin 32 Niche 33 UNSPER? 35 Standards 38 ___ gestae: transactions 40 ‘Frisco hill 41 Wisc. neighbor
43 44 45 47 48 49 50 54 55 56 57 60 64 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 78 79 80
MECAR? Buenos ___ Actor Montand Tape recorder button Military standing He played Davy Grow older Run after D sharp Boring Macho man Grammar units Operatic showstoppers Pen or West er Vase Set aside Actress Moreno Foal’s mama Figure out ...or ___ not? ___ songs Ocho ___, Jamaica Airy dessert Candies Churl
81 PFC’s superior 82 Makes booties 86 Fad of the ‘70s 87 Pkg. carrier 88 Caviar 89 Go bad 92 Gull 96 Used TNT 98 Actress Charlotte 99 Put to good ___ 100 ___ keen! 101 Surrounded by 103 Bid 104 Once ___ time 106 Slip 107 Brewskie 109 Newman or Simon 110 Arm bone 111 Weather word 112 Beat it! 114 Italian wine region 118 Columbus inst. 119 ___ diem 120 Actor Wallach 121 The winner’s take 122 Mary ___ Place
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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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Hitori
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
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
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
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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