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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 Telly Savalas series 6 “Sanford and __” 9 __ Ryan; Granny’s portrayer on “The Beverly Hillbillies” 10 “__ Beach” 12 Comedian __ Bruce 13 “America’s Got Talent” judge 14 K-O connectors 15 __ Wilson; comedian who said “The devil made me do it” 16 Keenen __ Wayans 19 Nudge 23 Classic dog’s name 24 “How I Met __ Mother” 25 “I Am __”; Will Smith movie 28 Series set in a Boston bar 30 Actor Sharif 31 Dean of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” 32 Obama’s predecessor 33 Rowed 34 “__ Misbehavin’”; musical revue 36 “__ Be Home for Christmas”; holiday carol 39 Actress Sarah 42 Schwarzenegger, to friends 44 Esther of “Good Times” 45 Started 46 “__, Dear” 47 First name for Topper & Kramer DOWN 1 “To __ a Mockingbird” 2 City in Utah
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
Actress on “Up All Night” Actress __-Margret “__ Largo”; Humphrey Bogart film “To __, with Love”; movie for Sidney Poitier Sean __ Lennon Fabray, to friends Actor McBride Sitcom for Damon Wayans Jr. As __ as a fox To and __; back and forth Actor __ Diesel “The __ Couple” Caviar source “Days of __ Lives” Phil and Drew: abbr. Hit a tennis ball in a high arc World’s second-largest bird Helium or hydrogen “My Mother the __” Go quickly “The __ in the Hat” “__ Tree Hill” Hubby for Mamie Eisenhower or Tina Turner, once Actor Neeson Late-night talk show host “__, the Beloved Country”; movie for James Earl Jones Garden tool Pacino and Molinaro Network for “Dancing with the Stars” Speed Wagon manufacturer
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 Actor Danson
1 Clutch
40 Rascal
5 Injections
41 Casino resort Monte __
DOWN 1 Sudden audible breath 2 Acting part
10 Deadly snakes
42 Oozed
3 Clumsiness
14 Top rating
44 Toy for baby
4 Sunday bench
15 Tired
45 Boy
5 Masses of bees
16 Fellow
46 Chocolate substitute
6 Ford or Fonda
47 Honored
8 Refrain syllable
50 __-back; relaxed
9 Damascus’ nation: abbr.
17 Murdered 18 Cold continent 20 Energy 21 Goofs 22 Tablecloths, sheets, etc. 23 Belly 25 VP __ Quayle 26 Emergency 28 Horse remarks 31 External 32 Dairy product 34 Greek letter 36 Run one’s words together
51 Massage 54 Quality of a good steak 57 German mister 58 Lover of an Irish Rose 59 White stickum 60 Traitor to Othello 61 Beach surface
7 Cereal grains
10 Performing 11 Lower leg part 12 Horse’s gait 13 Reach across 19 Take as the rightful owner 21 VIP in some Islamic lands 24 Drug addict 25 Deceased
32 Not indecent 33 Circular edge 35 __ vera; lotion ingredient 37 __ tea; cool drink 38 Intl. military alliance 40 Shovel 41 Jack or joker 43 Kept away from 44 Lifted 46 Hereditary social division 47 Orgs. for parents of schoolkids 48 Ms. McEntire 49 Getting __ years; aging 50 In case 52 Egg on
26 Expense
53 Forehead
27 Reigns 28 __ tide
55 Record speed letters
37 Homer classic
62 __ out; distributed
29 Crushing grief
56 Scottish denial
38 Tack
63 Distort
30 Motionless
57 __ and hers
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Groom’s lady 6 On __ with; equivalent to 10 Is unable to 14 Made of a durable wood 15 Arm bone 16 Listen 17 Happening 18 Doris & Dennis 19 Fighting force 20 Keep under control 22 Physicists Pierre & Marie 24 Prefix for space or dynamics 25 Least difficult 26 Naked 29 Makes eyes at 30 Fish eggs 31 Currently 33 Noisy kiss 37 Weapons 39 Like a harsh, grating voice
41 Pain 42 Penetrate 44 Slightly more than a quart 46 “__ Van Winkle” 47 Capitol roofs, often 49 Present, but inactive 51 Long steps 54 Actor Alan 55 Abounded 56 Catcher or shortstop, e.g. 60 Become furious 61 Slightly open 63 Make amends 64 A __ apple, B... 65 Misplaced 66 Memos 67 Vane direction 68 __ date; make wedding plans 69 Browned bread
DOWN 1 South African Dutchman 2 Wild all-night dance party 3 Eisenhower and Turner 4 __ floss; teethcleaning thread 5 Plead 6 Sound portion of a recording 7 __ ahead; be foresightful 8 Not __ longer; no more 9 Mischiefmaker 10 Star quality; personal charm 11 Eagle’s nest 12 Appoints 13 Lovers’ meeting 21 Passion 23 __ up; spends 25 Cairo’s nation 26 Encourage
27 Part of speech 28 Penny 29 Desert refuge 32 Valleys 34 Farmland unit 35 Place for a goatee 36 Saved 38 Gritty residue 40 Hollers 43 Was a passenger 45 Glowing 48 Olympic prizes 50 Skin artwork 51 “Turkey in the __” 52 Kid with 53 TV’s Philbin 54 Vital artery 56 In the __; at one time 57 Smidgen 58 Individuals 59 Robin’s home 62 Louis or Pesci
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
Solutions: Page 40
41 42 43 44
ACROSS “__ Trek: Voyager” “Murder, __ Wrote” “The Buckeye State” Bart Simpson’s mom Decorate Singer, actor and dancer Ben __ Donaldson and Waterston “__ the Clock” “Grand __ Opry” “Love __ Many Splendored Thing” Max __ Jr.; Jethro’s portrayer Baby buggy Actor Connery “Live with __ and Kelly” “Our __”; alternative title for “The Little Rascals” Actress __ Skye “Close Encounters of the __ Kind” Delany or Carvey Lowe and Reiner Soleil __ Frye School in Baton Rouge, for short Jolson and Gore Tim’s wife on “Home Improvement” “Bus __”; movie for Marilyn Monroe Actor Sutherland “__ Family”; Vicki Lawrence sitcom Adder or asp In the distance “Say __ to the Dress” Lions’ lairs
DOWN 1 Ice cream treats 2 Actor on “Criminal Minds” 3 Broadcasts 4 __ Howard 5 Sully, as someone’s reputation 6 “__ to Hart” 7 Before 10 Role on “Suburgatory” 11 Chinese Premier Chou __ 12 “__ walked out in the streets of Laredo...” 13 Pop music singer Bobby __ 15 “The Big __ Theory” 17 Dorothy’s aunt and others 19 “Making the __”; reality series 20 Actor Sean __ 22 Ferengi characteristic 23 Reddish horse 25 “American __” 26 Refrain syllable 27 __ up; delays 30 Actress Vera __ 31 “The New Adventures of __ Christine” 33 Flies high 34 FedEx rival 36 “__ and the Fatman” 37 “__ Harbor”; short-lived Gregory Harrison/Rue McClanahan series 39 Anti’s vote 40 “__ About You”
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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 “Now!” in the ICU 5 Rm. near the ICU 9 Topping enjoyed after blowing out candles 14 Something made before blowing out candles 15 Actress Olin 16 1976 Olympics star Comaneci 17 Eponymous son of auto pioneer Henry 19 Easy gaits 20 Overexercise, as a privilege 21 Like a right not exercised 23 It’s everything, so they say 25 Kind of warfare or fighter 29 Leaf part 30 Truck stop purchase 32 Catalog biggie 34 Otherwise 35 Lively Irish dance 38 Legislative assent 39 Prohibit
41 Year, in Spain 42 “__ directed”: medication warning 44 Hockey disks 46 Colorful coral reef dweller 49 Shoreline protection gp. 53 Handshake words 54 Magazine bigwig 56 In exactly this way 58 Open-air lobbies 59 Ancient storyteller 62 True nature, and, literally, what can be found in 17-, 30- and 46Across 64 Insurance spokeslizard 65 Lo __: noodle dish 66 Run into 67 Not from around here 68 Performing __ 69 ORD postings Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Gym duds 2 Snippet of gossip 3 Presuppose 4 Game with virtual suburbanites 5 Munchkin kin 6 Cat’s complaint 7 Makes really angry 8 Half a diameter 9 Connect, as chain parts 10 Capital of Wales 11 Altar oath 12 “Picked” complaint 13 Nitrogen or helium 18 Sportscaster Berman 22 Geese flight formation 24 Aussie greeting 26 Roman moon deity 27 Ponce de __ 28 Voice below soprano 31 Wrath
33 Gave more freedom to 35 Dench of Bond movies 36 Words before stake or risk 37 Precious stones 39 Train alternative 40 Throb 43 Facetiously 44 Pale lager beer 45 “No problem with that” 47 “__ Misérables” 48 Daughter of Muhammad 50 “Sesame __” 51 Like a Slinky 52 Skin transplants 55 Patriotic women’s org. 57 Handling the job 59 Turkish bigwig 60 Electric swimmer Solutions: 61 Poli __ Page 40 63 USN rank
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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 Colorful duck 5 Very willing 10 Candid
41 Native; inborn 43 __-skating; winter sport 44 Ship’s pole
14 Killer whale
45 Freeloader
15 Sharp part of a knife
46 Charge 47 Female horses
16 Cab rider’s fee
48 __ to; cite
17 Slight coloring
50 Late Bernie
18 Policeman’s ID
51 Sports official
19 Monetary penalty
54 Reddening facial ailment
20 Says “Achoo!”
58 New thought
22 Raised with no manners
59 Playwright Henrik __
24 Communist
61 Spill the beans
25 Follow
62 Obstacle
26 Jordan’s capital
63 Opening in a forest
29 Carp
64 Rant and __; carry on
30 Large parrot 34 Colorado ski resort 35 Automobile 36 Kia model 37 Have a bug 38 Fugitives 40 Pistol
DOWN 1 Little children
28 Pooh’s creator 29 __ King Cole
2 Actress Moran
31 Stogie
3 Undesirable spots
32 Entertain
4 Sideways football pass
35 Hint to an actor
5 Receded 6 “Woe is me!” 7 __ about; gallivant 8 Doing a lawn chore 9 Becomes dizzy 10 Unconventional 11 Couple 12 Sea eagle 13 Require 21 Buddhist sect
65 Prince William’s wife
23 Pieces of coal
66 Like an interesting letter
26 To no __; fruitlessly
67 Open-__; alert
27 Northeastern U. S. state
25 Previously
33 Desires
36 Run up a tab 38 Each __; one another 39 Top card 42 Stretch of farmland 44 Ghoulish 46 Weak 47 Bell and Barker 49 Pretend 50 Cash 51 Peril 52 Writer Ferber 53 Brave deed 54 Cincinnati team 55 Pottery material 56 Roof overhang 57 Not up yet 60 Observed
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 6 10 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23
25 28 30 33 34 35 36 39 41 44
Life and Risk Pkg. markings Yoda trainee Lacking a point __-dieu Nativity scene animals 12 ID theft target __-Aid Memo lead-off Our Gang word spoken with a hand signal Garage type Spring growth 12 Detective Wolfe Room with a remote Yet again Norwegian throne name Color like aqua 1990s Expos manager __ long way: help considerably
46 Shooter ammo 49 12 54 Pointe balancing point 55 Versatile veggie 56 Go another way 57 Set up a Titleist, say 59 “Vamoose!” 61 Collector’s objective 62 What this puzzle’s three identical clues can represent 66 Ex-Dodger Hershiser 67 Revival meeting shout 68 Prefix in skin care brand names 69 Rapids phenomenon 70 Cool one’s heels 71 Full of spunk Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Martini with a onion 2 Cox sitcom co-star 3 Influential businessperson 4 Tolkien creature with branches 5 Car radio button 6 City area associated with affluence 7 Install beforehand, as software 8 Org. with moles 9 Th.D.-issuing school 10 “Benny & __”: Depp film 11 Like many commuter towns 12 “Indochine” Oscar nominee Catherine 13 QB’s flub 18 Innocent’s claim 19 Publication sales fig. 24 Bad news upon arriving at home? 26 Website with gadget reviews 27 Super-duper 29 Morning moisture
31 South-of-theborder sun 32 Gift 37 Soil-related prefix 38 Racer A.J. 40 Kwik-E-Mart proprietor 41 Do one’s part? 42 Bodysuit named for a trapeze artist 43 Like the jack of hearts 45 Chagrined 47 Ones who make you chuckle 48 Ones who make you guffaw 50 Prom hairstyle 51 Natural gas component 52 “Continue ...” 53 Where work piles up 58 “Little” girl in “David Copperfield” 60 Vegas figures 62 Fawning critter 63 Catch red-handed 64 “I didn’t need to hear that,” in texts 65 Senator’s Solutions: assent
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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 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 Bernie __ __ Michelle Gellar Hawaii’s Mauna __ “One Day __ Time” “__ and Prejudice” Keats’“Ode on a Grecian __” Suffix for sand or wind Shawnee Smith’s “Becker” role “Peter __”; movie about Neverland Sasha Obama’s sister Actor Claude __ “Last __” “Evening __” One of The Three Stooges Crow’s cry Zsa Zsa’s sister Leg joints Det. Lennie Briscoe’s portrayer on “Law & Order” Wilder and Hackman Nation whose capital is Damascus Fall month: abbr. Vivian __ of “I Love Lucy” “__ Fly Away” Feasted “In __ Sight”; Mary McCormack crime drama series Actor __ Marienthal Hallucinogen, for short “__ of Iwo Jima”; John Wayne film OPQ followers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 21 23 24 25 29 30 31 33 34 36 37 38 39 41 44 45 46
DOWN Injure “The __”; series for Mr. T Role on “Cheers” Tom Hanks/Daryl Hannah movie Mr. Onassis, to friends “The Adventures of __ Tin Tin” Put two and two together “I __ It Through the Grapevine”; Motown classic Actress and director Ida __ “The Real Housewives of __ County” Sothern and Jillian Shoo-__; easy winners Shoot carefully In poor taste; cheap “A Bell for __”; Gene Tierney film More modern Jumps out in a parachute Expressed one’s pent-up frustration “Car 54, Where __ You?” Actor Buddy and his family “You Don’t __”; old game show Invitation replies, for short “Catherine __ Live”; old Court TV series “Beverly __, 90210” Hockey score Dismounted Apple pie __ mode Fabray, to friends “El __”; Charlton Heston movie
Solutions: Page 41
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Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
Solutions: Page 41
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The Commuter Crossword
Jumble
1 Fairy-tale baddie
37 Disclike percussion instrument
4 Frighten
38 Whittled
9 Russia’s __ Mountains
39 Kuwaiti leader
13 Correct text
40 180˚ from WSW
ACROSS
15 Word in the name of many bowling alleys 16 Actress Mia __ 17 __ about; sing the praises of 18 Group of eight 19 Related; similar 20 In the interim 22 Rosary piece 23 Infuriate 24 Snakelike fish 26 Large island near Italy 29 Pounded nails 34 Without companions 35 Stubborn beasts 36 Inventor __ Whitney
41 Sirs 42 Hit hard 43 Foolish haste 45 Wobble 46 “__ Father, Who art in...” 47 Rump 48 May honoree 51 Make laws 56 Actor Sharif 57 Happening
DOWN 1 That girl 2 Eden resident 3 Donate 4 At a snail’s pace 5 Hidden supply 6 One opposed 7 Virginia __; folk dance 8 Highly respected 9 Functional 10 Gather leaves 11 Opera solo 12 Come to shore 14 Ripping
58 Songbird
21 Longest river
60 Cougars and calicoes
26 Wiser
61 Good judgment 62 Have a meal 63 Patella’s place
25 13th letters 27 Actress __ Massey
64 Smile derisively
28 Dunce cap shapes
65 Lower limb
29 Is painful
30 Frothy drinks 31 Send in payment 32 Cream of the crop 33 More urgent 35 “A __ home is his castle” 38 Having no equal; superior 39 Green gem 41 African antelope 42 Make airtight 44 Raspy-voiced 45 Experimenter 47 Hose down 48 Make fun of 49 To __; unanimously 50 Partner 52 Level; balanced 53 Barry or Wilder 54 Kite feature 55 Sea eagle 59 Beer container
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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 Song title spelled out in a 1967 hit
33 Quote, part 2
DOWN
1 Offered as a door prize, say 36 Novelist Ferber 2 Going somewhere 38 Met, as a bet 8 Wicket defender 39 Quote, part 3 3 First-pitch thrower 15 Composer 43 Crash site? 4 Florence’s __ Vivaldi Vecchio 47 Elegant 5 Form into a sac 16 People people? tapestry 6 MXXX ÷ X 17 Crick who co48 Saintly ring 7 Deep-six discovered DNA 8 Second Hebrew 50 Rock’s __ Lobos structure letters 51 Volvo 9 Trying to lose, 18 It went down in competitor with “on” history 52 __-Julie, Quebec 10 Bandleader 19 Start of quote Puente 54 Round at the 11 Stud farm studs attributed to saloon 12 Kin of “Sacre Victor Hugo bleu!” 56 End of the quote 21 Troubadours’ 13 D-backs, on 60 Barbecue cook scoreboards instruments 14 Defense advisory 62 Head-in-the22 Follower of gp. clouds sort? Stalin? 20 It marches and flies 63 Meet 23 Tale spinner 24 Verizon rival, unexpectedly 26 Bastille Day initially 64 Fraction, e.g. season 25 Stadium sound 28 Royal sari wearer 65 Protective 27 Coal carrier 29 Turkish titles sac for some 30 Statue at St. 30 English poet embryos Peter’s laureate, 179066 Locks overhead 1813 31 Pachy- add-on
32 Like diets based on body type 34 Workplace protection org. 35 Have a hunch 37 Functional opening 39 Scale notes 40 Author Levin 41 Coming apart at the seams? 42 Kojak, to friends 44 Fatty-acid ointments 45 Like some conclusions 46 States categorically 49 Bind legally 52 16-Across reversals 53 Spasm 55 Red-wrapped cheeses 57 Radius neighbor 58 Ramadan practice 59 At an end 60 Univ. sr.’s exam 61 Persian, e.g. 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 ABC rival 4 Mini or maxi 9 Patrol activity, in short 14 Mellowed 18 Prefix for sphere 20 1987 Indy winner 21 Penobscot river town 22 Heal 23 Character actor Jack 24 Infantryman’s transport 26 Genesis figure 27 Brave group 29 Oil company 30 Footlockers 32 Pipes 33 ___ Island 35 Grain 36 Chaplain’s books 38 Scorch 39 Freezing 41 Perch 42 Suitable for dyeing 45 Boredom 47 “Don’t tread ___” 48 On the left, at sea 49 Rub it in 51 Vasco da ___ 52 Pen point 53 Saddam’s Gulf War nemesis 56 Chess pieces 57 CD alternative 59 Spooky 60 Fools 62 Arikaras 63 Thicket 65 Gambler’s game 66 Declare 69 Marsh bird 70 Some fortune tellers 74 “2001” computer 75 Guerrilla trainers 79 ___-Magnon 80 Actor Tamiroff 82 Contaminate 83 S-shaped curves 84 Hilo feast 85 Sired 87 “___ Baby” 89 Producer Mike et al. 90 Broadway figures 92 City near Des Moines
Crossword Puzzle
Military Potpourri
93 Naval builder 94 Threesome 95 Pickford and Poppins 97 Mix-up 98 Some autos 100 Joke 101 ___ submachine gun 104 Designer Cassini 105 Sound barrier breaker 109 Prefix for air 110 Small insects 111 Prevention quantity? 112 Listing 113 Vegas glitter 114 Sturdy trees 115 Walk 116 Soho dandies 117 Caviar DOWN 1 ___ the rag: chat 2 Dracula portrayer Lugosi 3 Laser-guided weapons
4 Ecuadorean moola 5 Nautical distances 6 “The Lord ___ shepherd” 7 Confederate soldier 8 La-la lead-in 9 Dressed 10 Notched 11 Cote sounds 12 Toronto’s province: abbr. 13 Cosa ___: crime group 14 Finger pointing 15 Naval base established in 1903 16 Actor Estrada 17 Cub scout units 19 Urge 25 Rose protector 28 Assist a felon 31 Asian staple 33 Provide more effective weapons 34 Port-au-Prince’s land 35 Shine
36 Wild horse 37 City near Grand Rapids 38 PX 39 1989 Civil War flick 40 Light measure 42 Works with a gun crew 43 Actress Moorehead 44 Eric of “Top Hat” 46 Fleming and Bannen 48 Try 50 Cantina fare 53 Prophets 54 Everest’s land 55 Standards 58 ___ Lanka 61 Reine’s mate 63 Slot machine fodder 64 Speechify 65 Confronts 66 Starbuck’s skipper 67 Counterfeits 68 Carrier feature 69 Descendant 70 Plunders
71 72 73 76 77 78 81 84
Patriot missile Barter Drunkard Type of seal Like beer Fairy tale villains Ship sites Bread baker’s requisite 86 Akin kin 88 Borgnine role 89 Blue Jays or Orioles 91 Army’s mule, e.g. 93 Expresses contempt 95 Saudi city 96 Inquired 97 Library feature 98 Fly alone 99 Director Kazan 100 Bridal time 101 Pre-weekend letters 102 Melville opus 103 Zip, nada 106 Wallace’s Ben ___ 107 Chow down 108 From ___ Z
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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
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Quote-Acrostic
edited by Linda and Charles Preston
Solutions: Page 42
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Crossword Puzzle
Ruminations and Quotes ACROSS 1 English author Ambler 5 Afternoon social event 8 Boast 12 Criticism 16 Youthful passion 17 Radio panel 18 Caesar’s capital 19 Incline 20 Charles Schulz quote 24 Willow 25 Med school subj. 26 Speak authoritatively 27 Russian cooperatives 28 Strong-arm tactics 30 Extended family 31 Decorative border 32 Ralph Waldo Emerson quote 35 Infamous marquis 37 Samovars 38 Narrow opening 39 Garment edge 42 Hebrew spiritual leaders 43 Nourished 44 Oven 45 Stipend 46 Love affair 47 Shakespeare: Henry V quote 50 Gods of Norse mythology 51 Equal 52 Club preceder 53 Existed 54 Pass 55 Female relative 57 Backtalk 58 Roger Bannister, e.g. 60 Survival species 63 Bog 64 Exploit 65 Princely Italian family 69 Jonathan Swift’s forte 70 Katherine Mansfield quote 73 Slowpoke 74 Bob’s “Road” companion 75 Stratagem 76 Owned 77 A Barrymore 78 Slump 79 Six, in Seville 80 Word of agreement
82 Small freshwater fish 83 Emily Dickinson quote 86 Avoid 88 Medical suffix 89 Coordinated outfit 93 Globe 94 Bank transaction 95 Year in Pius I’s papacy 96 1934 Nobel chemist 97 Marshall McLuhan quote 101 Auricular parts 102 City on the Oka 103 Electrical molecules 104 Descartes and others 105 Algerian Gulf 106 1981 film 107 Government agcy. 108 Statistical probabilities DOWN 1 Muse of poetry 2 Bombay currency 3 Classic WWII book and film
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 29 30 31 33 34 35
Greek letter Medicinal drink ___ of Eden American prizefighter Neckwear Ivanhoe character Gen. Bradley, for one Sherman’s synonym for hell Woodwinds Pop singer Trini McIntosh or Delicious Offshore islands Stylish Signify Run at top speed Water nymphs Gallery Dark purple Committee head Part of Miss Muffet’s diet Mademoiselle Line Chinese dynasty Honorary British title
36 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 52 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 68
Tropical tree Fastening Sponsorship Small pond Prison sentence Emancipated Boxing decisions Queen Victoria quote RN’s duty Gemini Pile Maugham’s “Cakes and ___” Acquire Member of a fraternal order Gelid Garland Temperate Under the weather Barbecue food Silkworm Louisiana political family Take wing Intended Reasonable Row Building extension
70 Animate 71 Misplace 72 Relieved exclamations 73 Yes or no reinforcement 75 Glanced furtively 77 Hollywood canine star 79 Traps 80 Attacks 81 Conduits 82 Jeans 83 Hockey players 84 Lodged 85 A Rubinstein 86 Magistrate in ancient Sparta 87 Biblical kingdom 90 Trademark 91 Laws: L. 92 Scans 93 Town in northern France 94 Entice 95 Dice 98 Comparative ending 99 Stand-off 100 Playwright’s dream sign
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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
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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
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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
Solutions: Page 44
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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
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
Page 42 • Brain BUSTERS Crossword, Page 16
Brain BUSTERS • Page 42 Crossword, Page 18
(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
Page 43 • Brain BUSTERS Hitori, Page 31
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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