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THANKSGIVING FUN & GAMES ACROSS 1 Abacus users 7 Expert 13 Respire 20 Felt-tip pen 21 Beachward 22 Pharmacy chain 23 Love of developing new dog varieties? 25 The “I” of MRI 26 Canine line 27 Binary digits 28 R&B legend Redding 30 “Benson” actress Swenson 31 Outfielder Roush 32 Take — at (try) 34 Cop arresting baseballer Lou? 37 Sorvino with an Oscar 38 Pindar verse 40 Hose fiber 41 Upon initially grooming one’s hair? 46 Sang in the Alps 51 Pork fat 52 Business school subj. 53 Swamp 56 Jong or Durance 57 Software clients, collectively 60 Misuse of a whitening product? 64 Between small and large 65 T, in Greece 66 Egyptian queen, for short 67 Fam. member 68 Cooking cowboys’ seats in fat? 74 Solid — rock 77 “God — our side” 78 Spacemen, for short 79 Worked at lacemaking 83 Make a dude more lenient? 87 Toward the sunset 89 Church song 90 Bear, in Bolivia 91 Frolic 93 Go upward 94 Caustic wit 97 Give a vocalist a blackand-blue mark? 101 Disguised, briefly 104 Former FOX rival 105 Droops
106 Sweeping with all of PREMIER one’s might? 111 Sing gently 113 Kind of PC monitor 116 Unable to choose 117 Campus military org. 118 Soup du — 119 Sung drama 121 Pop/rock singer Gwen 124 Entwining epaulet? 127 Clothed 128 Minor chore 129 Married on the sly 130 Having left a valid will 131 Very small 132 Room for liturgical garments DOWN 1 Mosey along 2 Was bold enough 3 Really fear 4 — out (just manages) 5 Carrot-top’s trait 6 — Lanka 7 — cum laude 8 Town in central North Carolina 9 “— Leaving Home” 10 Suited — T 11 Goof 12 Olympic gymnast Mary Lou 13 Energetic way to walk 14 Cup part 15 LAX stat 16 Sponsorship 17 Stain 18 Depend (on) 19 Painter Degas 24 Writes the score for 29 Very aloof 33 Soon-to-be grads 34 Wanna- — (aspirants) 35 Startling cry 36 Below 37 Leaf’s central vein 39 — Hines (food brand) 41 Graduate, briefly 42 Stun with a zapping gun 43 Dancer Astaire 44 Abbr. in ancient dates 45 “True Blood” broadcaster 47 Prior to 48 Truth twister 49 “Behold!,” to Pilate 50 Writer Roald
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SUPER QUIZ Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.
In the Brink of an Eye
Subject: Famous American streets Identify the city in which the famous street is located. (e.g., Wall Street. Answer: New York). FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. Pennsylvania Avenue. Answer________ 2. Basin Street. Answer________ 3. Sunset Boulevard Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. Ocean Drive. Answer________ 5. Peachtree Street
Answers: 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New Orleans. 3. Hollywood (Los Angeles). 4. Miami. 5. Atlanta. 6. Beverly Hills. 7. San Francisco. 8. Chicago. 9. Monterey. SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?
Answer________ 6. Rodeo Drive Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. Lombard Street. Answer________ 8. Maxwell Street. Answer________
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Whale types “Au” element Prickly seed cover At full speed Olympic sled racer Chose, as a ballot box Nuts and — Fork points Suffix with cult or czar London or NYC district Clog Put away Ships’ backs Some vipers Sammy the slugger At a distance Math branch
81 Apart from that 82 Salon tinter 84 Special pampering, for short 85 AOL memos 86 Actor Saget 87 Once existed 88 It’s not pretty to look at 92 Continentals and Town Cars 95 Long-running NBC show, briefly 96 Country singer Martina 98 Jamaican liquor 99 — Paulo 100 Lowly 102 Spanish for 55-Down
103 Prepared 106 Where — (the hip spot) 107 Night, in Italy 108 Stews (over) 109 Not suitable 110 Earthy tone, to a Brit 112 Healthily red 113 Sprang 114 Old yeller 115 Papa 118 San —, Puerto Rico 120 Veterans 122 Parseghian of football 123 Volleyball partition 125 Raw rock 126 Crank (up)
9. Cannery Row Answer________
CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Beer, in slang 5 Philippine peninsula 11 Shrek, for one 12 New York lake 13 State of change 14 Place for a bump 15 Ear membrane 17 Father’s pride 18 Overwhelming desires 22 Eccentric
24 Bowler’s challenge 25 Paris pal 26 Nabokov book 27 Car sticker 30 Colorado resort 32 Tibia’s end 33 CPU settings 34 Bach works 38 Hair ointment 41 Loaded with calories 42 Makes one’s own 43 Canyon sound 44 Tyrant 45 Distort
By THOMAS JOSEPH DOWN 1 Feathery 2 Hideous 3 Turkey choice 4 Pinup subject 5 Blessing 6 Makes void 7 Join forces 8 Suffer 9 Hubbub 10 Decrepit horse 16 One or more 19 Comedy type 20 Ocean motion
21 Baseball’s Musial 22 Arp’s art 23 Troubling sign 28 Creator of Dogpatch 29 Result in 30 Fitting 31 Alarms 35 High home 36 Massage target 37 Broadway offering 38 Jotting spot 39 Keats poem 40 Yr. parts
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HOLIDAY FUN & GAMES ACROSS 1 Dub 5 “Our Gang” boy 12 Egyptian boy-king 15 Theater section 19 Austrian artist Schiele 20 Bringing destruction 21 Peps up 23 They’re rung when a knot is tied 25 Nutrient in citrus fruits 26 Reno-to-L.A. dir. 27 Tethers 28 Miss an opportunity 30 Modest — fault 31 More grainy, as ale 33 Red Lobster menu item 36 Former “Time” film critic James 37 — -Locka (Miami suburb) 38 Slip- — (mules, e.g.) 39 “Aha” 40 Aurora borealis 46 Topeka loc. 48 Weird 49 Originally named 50 Puzzles 54 “Cool, man!” 57 Giorgio of fashion 59 Hollywood 62 Build 64 Cone or Cat preceder 66 — toe in the water 67 Double-reed woodwind 68 Mound 69 Mother of Liza Minnelli 73 Shoe giant 74 “The Thin Man” canine 75 Algerian city 76 Driving peg 77 Moray catcher 78 TV talent show 81 Afloat fleet 85 Letters after ems 86 “Leave It to Beaver” boy Eddie 87 CIO partner 89 — board (nail file) 91 Porky’s pad 92 Alternative to penne or ziti 98 Re
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Mr. Lincoln, for short Fish spawn Fan shouts Pink flamingos and gnomes, e.g. Horse riders’ seats Nero’s 56 “National Velvet” novelist Enid Casino town Meanie Amin Done at the wrong moment Support staffs Certain female aria Powell of tap Encounter Aerie, e.g. — Fernando Partially arid Cobras
DOWN 1 He may get the scoop 2 Way back in time 3 Worker in clay, say 4 Culminate 5 Golfer Palmer, to fans 6 Olympic sledder 7 White lies 8 Chemical suffix 9 Cyber-chuckle 10 Like a large newspaper ad 11 Org. 12 Gin mills 13 Federations 14 Book after II Timothy 15 On the — (fleeing) 16 Ear inflammation 17 Human — Project 18 Break free 22 Algebra, e.g. 24 “Lord, is —?” 29 Chimney stuff 32 Pierre’s head 33 VIP of D.C. 34 Expressing thoughts 35 Cell phone selection 41 Oven output 42 Fumble 43 Fringe 44 Teacher’s gp. 45 Agitated, with “up”
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SUPER QUIZ Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.
Decorating the Tree
Subject: Christmas Day (e.g., Epiphany is also known as _____. Answer: Three Kings’ Day.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. What red sauce is popular at both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners? Answer________ 2. Lovers are expected to kiss when under this plant. Answer________ 3. This fruit-based sweet pie is often served during the Christmas season. Answer________
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Press, fold and stretch Be indisposed “2 Minute Drill” airer Alabama port No longer sleeping Smiles like a villain Work up in a new form Big record label Greek D’s Late ’90s boy band Lazy sort Vardalos of Hollywood First “American Idol” winner Kelly Stable grain “Ellen” actress Fisher Orsk’s river Women’s patriotic org.
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Dole out anew Wyatt of the Wild West Group Witchy woman “Give — ring” Friend, in France Koln article Suburb of Detroit Football unit Forsake Disney’s “Finding —” The Pointer Sisters’ “— So Shy” IV solutions Peter Benchley novel Pitches in Duane or Gregg of song
Answer________ 8. What plant derives its name from the first U.S. minister to Mexico? Answer________ 9. What is the zodiac sign of people born on Dec. 25? Answer________ Answers: 1. Cranberry sauce. 2. Mistletoe. 3. Mince pie. 4. Seven. 5. Reindeer. 6. Fruitcake. 7. Candles. 8. Poinsettia (Joel Roberts Poinsett). 9. Capricorn.
SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?
GRADUATE LEVEL 4. In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many swans were a-swimming? Answer________ 5. Animated Christmas TV title: “Olive, the Other ____.” Answer________ 6. What Christmas cake has become a ridiculed dessert in the U.S.? Super Quiz is a regisAnswer________ tered trademark of K. Fisher Enterprises Ltd. PH.D. LEVEL © 2016 Ken Fisher 7. In the past a chanNorth America dler was a person who Syndicate Inc. made and sold _____.
99 — Row (London street with many tailors) 100 Contorts 101 Lansbury or Bassett 105 Honshu sashes 106 — gin fizz 107 Cary of “The Princess Bride” 108 Mexicali man 109 Wrathful 110 ER VIP 113 Orange skin 116 Wee bairn 118 NASA craft 119 Chinese statesman Chiang — -shek 120 110-Downs’ gp.
CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Tips, as a hat 6 Sleigh ringers 11 Unmoving 12 Dickens character Heep 13 Take exception 14 Math comparison 15 Poetic foot 17 “... — he drove out of sight ...” 18 Present covering 22 “Wait —!” 23 Easily attachable
2 7 Rose part 29 Scoundrel 30 Harry Potter’s position in Quidditch 32 Nights before holidays 33 Real 35 Compass dir. 38 “— a Kick Out of You” 39 Top story 41 Urges on 45 Drug agent, in slang 46 Christmas tree topper 47 Christmas color 48 Suspicious
By THOMAS JOSEPH DOWN 1 Performed 2 Start of a count 3 Not masc. 4 Christmas baked good 5 Sipping aid 6 Horticulturist Luther 7 Memorable time 8 Lo-cal adjective 9 Comfy home 10 Stocking surrounder 16 Bridal title 18 Openings 19 Words of understanding
2 0 Fancy party 21 Christmas baked good 24 Make roads 25 Roasting spot 26 Comfy home 28 Dictionary 31 Outfit 34 “Love Story” writer 35 Caroled 36 Christmas tree topper 37 To be, to Balzac 40 Rink material 42 Candle count 43 German article 44 Crafty