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THE Ul UlTimaTE PUzzlE Book
JUMBLE® • CROSSWORD PUZZLES • SUDOKU • HITORI • SCRABBLEGRAMS CODE-CRACKER • WORD SALSA • 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
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The (Classic) TV Crossword ........................ 2,6,11 TV Jumble ............................................................ 3,4,11 Commuter Crossword ...............................3,5,8,12 Sudoku .............................................................3,7,13,15 Scrabble Grams .......................................4,6,8,9,23 Jumble...................................................4,9,10,12,15,17 Jumble Crosswords .............................5,6,10,13,23 Boggle BrainBusters ................4,5,7,10,12,13,15,17 Crossword .......................... 7,9,14,16,17,18,19,21,25 Kakuro ............................................................ 8,10,11,15 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 “60 Minutes” network 4 “Everybody __ Raymond” 9 “Sister __”; Whoopi Goldberg movie 12 “The Cat in the __” 13 Make laws 14 Actress __ West 15 Ending for meteor or social 16 Spanish man’s title 17 __ Thurman 18 Julia Child and Emeril Lagasse 20 Places of refuge 22 Star of “Grey’s Anatomy” 26 Last name for Ryan and Tatum 27 Football six-pointers, for short 28 “El __”; classic film for Charlton Heston 29 Role for Ted Danson on “Cheers” 32 “Lois & __: The New Adventures of Superman” 35 Ricardo Chavira’s role on “Desperate Housewives” 39 Van Peebles or Cuomo 40 “__ Gets in Your Eyes” 42 Spanish gold 43 “CSI: __” 47 “__ of Practice” 48 “The __ & Stimpy Show” 49 “One Day at __” 50 “Snakes __ Plane”; Samuel L. Jackson/Julianna Margulies film 51 Sullivan and Begley 52 Appoints 53 Approves, for short
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 Stylish Wash “__ Magnolias”; Olympia Dukakis movie Diminish “__ Tree Hill” Jean-Claude __ Damme Prefix for system or sphere Late U.S. Senator __ Thurmond Entertained Small roles for big stars Namesakes of actress Leoni Polly Holliday’s role on “Alice” Likely Colorful candy wafer Buckets As __ the hills Frightened Burr and Spelling Noninvasive diagnostic test, familiarly O’Donnell and others NOP forerunners Willy __; lead character in “Death of a Salesman” 100 x 100 Black-and-white animal with an odor “The __ the merrier” Greek letters Give __ go; try Purpose Bovary or Butterfly: abbr.
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS
37 Actor Reynolds
Sudoku
1
Solemn promise
38 Left-hand ledger entry
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
4 Fibromyalgia symptoms
39 “Coffee, Tea __?”
9 Marshes
65 Barbie’s beau
29 Cavalry sword 30 Brief haircut
DOWN
31 Went astray
1
Energy
32 Juliet’s love
2
Raw metals
33 __ on; tramples
40 Anger
3
Desire
13 Baghdad’s nation
41 Sultan’s wives
35 Roll call response
42 Use a broom
4 Bring into harmony
15 Goody
43 Recent arrival
5 Stream
16 Overseas currency
45 Homes usually attached
6 Warmth
39 “To thine __ be true”
7
41 Garden tool
17 List of dishes
46 Meadow
18 Rib playfully
47 Animal enclosures
8 Most difficult to climb
19 Baby’s bed
Vane direction
9 Soothe; lull
38 Syria’s capital
42 Anthem 44 Like sweaty palms
22 Biting reptiles
48 Lively Israeli circle dance
10 “__ is not to reason why...”
23 __ and file; commoners
51 Part-time news reporters
11 Clutch
24 Companion
56 Eve’s husband
26 Palace
57 __ Basie
14 Singing foursome
29 Many boats on the Mississippi
58 Weaving device
21 Powder
50 Unusual
60 “Cheers” role
34 Montezuma II’s __ empire
25 Ooh and __; express delight
52 Musical sound
61 Bring together 62 Golf course cry
26 Home of logs
54 Chess piece
35 Severe
63 Writer Zane __
27 Sky blue
55 Miffed
36 Go bad
64 Mexican mister
28 Scatter
59 Guys
20 Oscar or Emmy
12 Weeps
45 Middle 47 Horse of two colors 48 __ around; linger 49 Stench
53 Destroy
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Spouse 5 Firstborn of two 10 Turn __; become 14 __ house; Realtor’s event 15 Stringed instrument 16 Lion’s den 17 Time before Easter 18 Large gold bar 19 Citrus fruit 20 Like dodos and dinosaurs 22 Small stones 24 Folding bed 25 Romero or Chavez 26 Lopsided 29 No longer fresh 30 Goes first 34 Applies frosting 35 Singing pair 36 Neither large nor small 37 Unruly crowd
38 Mellows 40 Actress Remick 41 Wiped away 43 Clamor 44 Spill the beans 45 Sum deducted 46 __ as a beet 47 In the __ of; surrounded by 48 Confined to a pen 50 Baby’s eating accessory 51 Dills and others 54 Humility 58 Doing nothing 59 Muscle cramps 61 Spanish bull 62 Uris or Panetta 63 Spoils 64 In the distance 65 Fails to keep up with others
66 Run-down 67 TV’s “ __ That Tune”
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11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27
DOWN Burrowing animal High point Camp shelter Lures; tempts Kick out Dryer residue Beagle or collie Fled and wed Prices per hour Raised without manners Tack Magazine title Rich deposits At the present time Hay bundles __ up; became hazy Shot carefully Make points
28 Shish __; BBQ favorite 29 Not at home 31 Felt sick 32 Sword fights 33 Small bony fish 35 Papa 36 Fellows 38 Tin or iron 39 Get __ of; shed 42 Makes ill 44 Many a Dalai Lama follower 46 Save from peril 47 Prefix for night or wife 49 First, neutral, reverse, etc. 50 Domineering 51 Aspirin, for one 52 Creative notion 53 Drain problem 54 Repair 55 Couch 56 Mine car 57 Olden times 60 Hurry
Solutions: Page 40
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
Solutions: Page 40
ACROSS 1 “The Big __ Theory” 5 Actress and director __ Ullmann 8 Ms. Samms 9 Huge worldwide aluminum co. 12 “__ Gold”; Peter Fonda film 13 Happy, Dopey, Doc & the others 14 Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Gummo or Zeppo 15 __ Danza 16 German article 18 “__ walked out in the streets of Laredo...” 19 Affleck and Stein 20 “The King __”; Yul Brynner film 21 “The Sonny and __ Comedy Hour” 23 “Touched by an __” 24 Car from Germany 25 Fey of “30 Rock” 26 Charlton Heston’s role in “The Ten Commandments” 28 Designer Cassini 29 Rather and Aykroyd 30 Nabors and Belushi 32 Arden of “Our Miss Brooks” 35 NNW plus 180° 36 “Well, here’s another nice __ you’ve gotten me into.” (Ollie) 37 “It’s __, Mad, Mad, Mad World” 38 Still existing, as old writings 40 Singer Campbell and others 41 Beer mug 42 Actor Sean 43 __ Ortiz of “Ugly Betty”
44 __ precedent; do something that may later be repeated by others 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 Bartok and Lugosi “__ Top Model” Albuquerque’s state: abbr. Helium or oxygen Grassy areas “Now __ me down to sleep...” DVD player’s forerunner “Rules __” Lay __; put out of the way Actress Thurman Ameche or Johnson Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” Nothing Pieces of hospital room furniture Actress __ Bancroft Colors Feels sick Selleck and Cruise Marcus Welby and Trapper John: abbr. Fertile spots in the desert Elfman of “Accidentally on Purpose” Suffix for cartoon or balloon White of “Wheel of Fortune” Sullivan and Bradley Primary Nautical term for “toward shelter” Actress Leoni Modern dashboard device: abbr.
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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 Forest youngster 45 Weight unit 5 John Wesley’s 46 City relig. thoroughfare 9 Nueve menos 48 “It’s been real, dos dahling” 14 Canyon 50 Grandstand comeback feature 15 __-deucy 51 Little break 16 “Come on in” 56 Valuable holding 17 Pre-calc course 58 Guiding principle 18 Little vehicle 60 Little type 20 Fable writer 65 Summer camp setting 22 Western Australia’s 66 Bamboo capital muncher 23 Little time 67 Manipulative sort 26 Salinger’s “With Love and 68 MGM symbol Squalor” girl 69 __-craftsy 30 Armoire feature 70 Silents star 31 Beauty pageant Naldi accessories 71 Mine finds 33 Therapists’ org. 36 Was nosy 39 Friendship bracelet components 40 Little role 43 Molecular particles 44 Remote button with two vertical Edited by Rich Norris bars and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 21 24 25 27 28
Greek salad cheese Real estate units Rustling sound Rotten to the core Rock’s Fleetwood __ Earth Day prefix Arizona State’s city High-strung Religious offshoot Where there are plenty of fish List-shortening abbr. Steeped beverage Flub the shot, say Weapons Ask for a hand on one knee __ Bora: Afghan region Monica Lewinsky scandal figure Linda Refuse to, quaintly Rx managed care giant
29 German industrial city 32 Side by side 33 “... and __ of thousands!” 34 Singer LaBelle or LuPone 35 Luigi’s love 37 Clean air org. 38 Tie during a tennis game 41 Green gems 42 “That is so not happening!” 47 Recipe amt. 49 Verdi opera with Desdemona 52 Encore presentation 53 Formal “Who’s there?” response 54 Illuminated studio sign 57 Do in, as a vampire 59 Bills with Hamilton on them 60 Mud bath venue 61 Scratch or scuff, say 62 Picnic invader 63 Butterfly catcher 64 __-la-la
Solutions: 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.
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ACROSS Stared with open mouth __ dunk; sure thing In the distance Lower; demean Rubber tube Long tale Tenant’s contract Orient Russian ruler’s title of old __ in; wearing one’s seat belt Pluck the eyebrows Sharp shrill cry Malt maker’s appliance City in Texas Liberated Horse’s dinner Three-tiered papal crown Amounts owed
37 Dating couple gossiped about 39 Counts calories 41 Show boldness 42 Fertile spot 44 __-Dixon Line 46 Acquire 47 Place for rouge 49 Backslides 51 Nerd 54 Alpha’s follower 55 Is fearful of 56 Hoping for 60 No longer here 61 Notion 63 Like one who has plenty to say 64 Wicked 65 Close by 66 Wed on the run 67 Observes 68 Hairstyling products 69 Perceive; feel
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 21 23 25 26 27
DOWN “Buffalo __, won’t you come out tonight...” Help in crime Jack, once of late-night TV School papers Most profound Flock member Armful of laundry Burro Strength to persevere Went skyward Wasn’t __; remained calm and composed Staring More unusual Kilt pattern Unwanted plant Sassy kids Cincinnati, __ Facts & figures
28 Peepers 29 Weirdo 32 Had aspirations 34 Grocery sacks 35 Banyan or oak 36 Rolls the hair 38 Landon & Todd 40 Shoe bottoms 43 Lean-to 45 Local yokels 48 __ up; relaxing 50 Early release from prison 51 Borders 52 Orchard 53 Bottle resident of folklore 54 Grizzlies, e.g. 56 Pass out cards 57 Piece of Orthodox religious art 58 Afternoon rests 59 Delight 62 Billy __ Williams
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1
Favorite texting partner, for short 4 In a crooked position 9 Form 14 Lord’s Prayer opener 15 Deli counter unit 16 What actors have to learn 17 Barcelona gold 18 Kin of “Skoal!” 19 Like much pub ale 20 “Yes, indeed” 23 Parlor or den 24 Kindergarten basics 25 Dinner table dispenser 32 Restful resorts 35 Mystery writer Stout 36 Et __ 37 Destiny 38 Calculates 40 Parisian negative 41 Like bees attacking
43 Computer network acronym 44 Talk show moderator 45 Sentry’s question 48 It replaced the punt in Ireland 49 Shade trees 52 Tenth novel in Sue Grafton’s “Alphabet” series 58 Lite cigarette boast 59 Messing of “Will & Grace” 60 Afternoon potful 61 Hold holdings 62 Best-case 63 Brain scan, for short 64 “Stuck __”: Elvis hit 65 Funeral song
DOWN
1 Blessing 2 Much ado about something 3 Bilbo Baggins’s nephew 4 Postulate 5 Hunk 6 Garment for Rob Roy 7 Quito’s nation: Abbr. 8 Place to grab a screwdriver at home? 9 Sits sloppily 10 Doesn’t exactly tell 11 Not pro 12 __ moss 13 Parapsychology subj. 21 “Didn’t mean to do that” 22 Like a banned book, perhaps 26 First, to Franco 27 Wooden pin 28 Rejoice 29 Lotto-like game Edited by Rich Norris 30 Mythical archer and Joyce Nichols Lewis 31 Talk wildly
32 Chopped side dish 33 High-end 34 Welk’s upbeat 38 Frills, ribbons, ruffles, and such 39 Bit of arena support 42 In olden days 44 Skipper’s area 46 Morally base 47 Wine and dine 50 Measured (out) 51 Look of derision 52 Rivers of comedy 53 “Just doing my job” 54 User of the Force 55 Over, in Hanover 56 Wet blanket, so to speak 57 Luggage attachments 58 Sgt., 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.
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.
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ACROSS Caan or Woods Asner and Bradley Early video game maker Singer/composer/pianist __ John “The __ Truth”; Téa Leoni sitcom Alfred Hitchcock horror classic WSW plus 180° Doogie, Sabrina or Moesha “Days __ Lives” News journalist Sevareid “Miami __”; Don Johnson series Casual farewell “Law & Order: Criminal __” “How I Met Your __” Malicious, sidelong look Nat King __ __ Remini of “The King of Queens” Flintstone and Mertz “Grand Ole __” “...the cat and the fiddle, the __ jumped over the moon...” Sudden disappointment Tehran resident Group of eight “__ World”; sitcom for Harry Anderson PBS’s “Bill __ the Science Guy” Win by __; achieve victory, but just barely DOWN __ Pauley
2 3 4 5 6 7
__ alarming rate; very rapidly “Extreme __ Edition” Before, in poetry Actor Caesar And so forth: abbr. Comment from Homer Simpson 8 __-cone; crushed ice topped with flavored syrup 10 Suffix for Japan or Nepal 11 Felicity Huffman’s role on “Desperate Housewives” 13 __ person; apiece 15 Voting day in the U.S.A.: abbr. 17 Footwear item for a scuba diver 18 Fall month: abbr. 20 Cheerleader’s cry 21 Ending for favor or graph 22 “__ 54, Where Are You?” 25 “__ Fly Away” 26 Lucy Ricardo __ McGillicuddy 27 “__ and Sympathy”; Deborah Kerr movie 28 One of the Three Stooges 29 “The New Adventures of __ Christine” 31 “Boys Don’t __”; Hilary Swank movie 33 Cook in hot oil 35 “Wheel of Fortune” host 37 Small bills 38 __ as an owl 39 Rob Morrow’s role on “Numb3rs” 40 Very cold Solutions: 41 Sault __. Marie 42 Actress Lupino Page 41 43 Galloped
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The Commuter Crossword
Jumble
37 __ wave; very high breaker 38 Not in danger
5 Rigid
39 Took a chair
10 Light source
40 Easy to reach
14 Vase-shaped pitcher
41 Singer Joplin
4 Expert
35 Mrs. Truman
42 Story passed down
5 Choose
37 Orangeflavored drink
44 Trees of light strong wood
7
ACROSS 1
Angel’s musical instrument
15 Bert’s “Sesame Street” friend 16 New thought 17 Go over again 18 Like a boring speaker 20 “__ to Billy Joe”
45 Cleaning cloth 46 Prickly plants 47 Sandal part 50 Juvenile delinquent
DOWN
29 Small radio
1
Rescuer
2
In amazement
30 Capital of Bulgaria
3
Change drapes and furniture
6 Engagement Hotels
32 Obey 33 Peculiar
38 Shaker contents
8 __ Newton; classic cookie
40 Piles
9 Not many
41 “__ be nimble...”
10 Sheets and tablecloths
43 Cary and Amy
11 Tallies up
44 Spreading tree
12 __ as a lamb
46 Pierre or Marie
54 Temporary; passing
13 Cushions
47 Male deer
19 Perfect
48 __ or false
57 Remain
49 Carry on
58 Mom’s sister
21 Back of the neck
59 “Ave __”
24 Leave out
60 Apple’s center
25 Get well
52 “__ the Herald Angels Sing”
26 Small dowels
53 Organs of sight
32 Ethical; honest
61 __ ready; prepares
27 Of the kidneys
55 Mischief-maker
34 Steal from
62 Primp
56 Paver’s goo
36 Small fly
63 Annoys
28 Become worn at the edges
21 New Jersey hoopsters 22 Office furniture 23 Team instructor 25 Egg layer 26 On time 28 Banquets 31 Spooky
51 “Murder, __ Wrote”
50 Skin opening
57 Chem. or biol.
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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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 41
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Jumble
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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 42
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 4 8 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 26 28 30 34 35 37 38 39
“Rumble in the Jungle” champ Hanging on every word Crumb bum Actor Chaney Dot on a map Delphi’s claim to fame Perspectivebending artist “Beau Geste” novelist Grade for a tween Scottish hillside Convent residents Runner Sebastian et al. Second and third in a sequence Port relative Sears rival Subdue with a stun gun Final Four initials “Mercy!” Penn Sta. users Blues standard first recorded by Ma Rainey
41 KGB counterpart 1 42 Prettify 2 44 “Roots” author Haley 3 45 Game with a 32- 4 card deck 46 “Never Give a 5 Sucker an Even 6 Break” star 48 How some beer 7 is sold 50 Mil. plane for 8 small runways 51 Civil wrong 9 52 Barbershop 10 member 11 55 CNBC 12 interviewees 13 58 Reverend’s 18 residence 61 Pepsi alternative 22 63 Justice League publisher 25 65 Charm 66 Entry point 27 67 Kite on the links 68 “Who wants ice cream?” reply 28 69 Lid malady 29 70 Lamb mom 30 31
DOWN Poor box donations Focal points More than Having deeper pockets Hibachi residue Roman commoner Okla. or Dak., once Inept sheep keeper Circle part Beginning Color of raw silk Narrow valley Mil. bigwigs Five-and-dime, e.g. Game player’s haunts iPad-to-iMac activity Fourth prime minister of Israel It may be bendy One of three in Coca-Cola Locks up Cable venue for vintage sitcoms
32 Poland Spring competitor 33 Dublin-born poet 36 Pacifier site 39 Online tech news site 40 Parkway offramp 43 Meat- or fishfilled pastry 45 “Vamoose!” 49 “Mercy!” 52 “Dracula” novelist Stoker 53 Peak 54 Fountain buildup 56 Track numbers 57 St. Andrew’s Day celebrant 59 Garbage barge 60 Salinger heroine 62 Apollo lander, briefly 64 Affectedly shy
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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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ACROSS 1 Pusher’s nemesis 5 “Who ___ Turn To?”: Tony Bennett hit 9 Hall of Famer Speaker 13 Trim the hedge 17 Spread 18 “___ Is in the Streets”, 1953 film 19 Merit 20 Sacred city of India 21 Smut, briefly 22 French historian 23 Hunt’s ___ Ben Adhem 24 86 Across, e.g. 25 Jockey’s resolution 29 Oil-rich land 30 Fed a line, onstage 31 Lubricates 32 Schulz comic strip 35 Tear apart 36 Rained in the laundry 37 Creamy colors 38 Well-known Sonny 39 “Die ___”: early Wagner opera 40 Neighbor of Twelve Oaks 44 Yegg’s resolution 49 Mets or Jets 50 Tailless cat 51 Not gross 52 ... and ___ heart: Psalms 53 Convened 54 Lambda-xi separators 55 Sire, Biblical style 56 Plumber’s resolution 65 ___ Mazda; Zoroastrian deity 66 Neighbor of Kan. 67 Tot’s “piggy” 68 Memorable Anwar 69 Dundee denial 70 Balanchine ballet 72 Hoofbeat sound 76 Chef’s resolution 82 Ms. accompaniment 83 Nobelist in physiology: 1947 84 Vientiane’s land 85 Hourly 86 Cronyn of “The Gin Game” 87 Take ___: accept advice
Crossword Puzzle
Resolutions
88 Fractional part 90 “Open Sesame” speaker 94 Spoken 95 “Typee” sequel 96 Biographer’s resolution 103 Razzed from the stands 104 Spanish stew pot 105 Turkish decree 106 “When I was ___...” 107 Vestibule 108 Carolina college town 109 More rational 110 Mah-jongg piece 111 Affirmative votes 112 Dispatched 113 Get wind of 114 “Happy New ___!” DOWN M-R connection Matty, Felipe or Jesus 3 Soprano Grist 4 Connected set, in math 1 2
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 26 27 28 32 33 34 35 36 38 39
Uses a scrub brush “___ Misbehavin”’ Ancient mariner Blameless Twitted Hot on the subject Mashie or niblick Nestles Hot drink Yoga position Hole ___: links ace Western buddies Enlightened Buddhist Peeled an apple Have faith in ___-the-mill: average Where the action is Nuisance “___ homo” Venezuela mining town Cream sauce base Dilapidated Double this for a candy Mirella of the Met
40 Home of the brave? 41 Bugleweed 42 Composer Ned 43 Aids in crime 45 Last of a Latin trio 46 Matted cotton sheet 47 “Moving ___: The Jeffersons’ theme song 48 Insect life writer 53 “From ___ shining...” 54 ___ culpa! 56 Lenten diets 57 Owner of 40 Across 58 Vallee namesakes 59 Rasp 60 Balzac 61 Giraffe’s cousin 62 Did in 63 School on the Thames 64 Ding follower 70 On the surface of 71 USO frequenters 72 Like 13 Down 73 Harp’s ancestor
74 Muscat’s partner 75 Bombard with rice 77 Underwater gear 78 Love apples 79 Russian mountain range 80 Marlin’s kin 81 Cast 86 “St. Louis Blues” composer 87 Out-and-out 88 Meditate 89 Arabian bigwig 90 Westminster, for one 91 Sierra ___, Africa 92 “___ Woman”: Ray Charles boast 93 Mortuary stands 94 Synthetic fabric 97 Fashion magazine 98 “Dies ___” 99 Site of Jesus’s first miracle 100 Nastase of the courts 101 White House dog 102 Dammed German river
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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
Pure As Driven Snow ACROSS Town in Iowa More pallid Capital of Tibet A plague Narrative Gruel of maize meal 21 Holds in deep affection 22 Fencing sword 23 Algerian seaport 24 Early Italian 25 Catkin 26 Rounded roof 27 Wide view 29 Women of title 31 Expunges 33 Frees 34 Fragrant wood 35 Persia 36 Diminutive 39 Skin openings 40 Original 44 Winged 45 Safe shelter 46 Near 47 Cut grass 48 Feminine name 49 Apportioned 50 Large piece 51 Possess 52 Netherlands commune 53 Fishing rods 54 Sordid 55 A kind of beer 56 Ridicule 58 Trite 59 Wayside havens 60 Flit 61 A container 62 A flavoring 63 Republican operative, Michael 66 Trumpet sound 67 Deteriorating 71 Phoenician king 72 Grouch 73 Badgerlike animal 74 River in Scotland 75 Sister of Ares 76 A garment 77 Exists 78 European river 79 A physician: familiar 80 Backbone 81 The lowest point 1 5 10 15 19 20
82 Small nails 83 Gashing 85 Asiatic country 86 Funeral vehicle 87 ___ and Leander 88 Hue 89 Swine 90 Italian sausage 93 Light acronym 94 Shaves the head of 98 An astringent 99 Adolescent years 101 The choice part 103 Chest sound 104 Lima is its capital 105 Elude 106 Characterizations 107 Scottish-Gaelic 108 Observes 109 Patron saint of France 110 Race of wheat 111 Aquatic mammal
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DOWN Upon
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Naomi’s chosen name Dash Spanish maiden Formal march Minute particles Broad-topped hill Guido’s highest note Clarified by melting Andean ruminants Greek epic poet The birds Japanese coin Star Formalist in teaching Epic poetry Sown: Her. Golf mounds Religious ceremony Arabian gulf Level, in London Sheltered inlets Light sarcasm Peeled Ignore
38 Potato: dial. 39 Thin metal disk 40 A feather 41 Likeness 42 New 43 Pitchers 45 Spartan serf 46 Schoolroom need 49 Watered silk 50 Desist 51 Detested 53 Sacred song 54 Rigid 55 Not general 57 Mental concepts 58 Tilt 59 Staffs of office 61 Bright, unsteady light 62 Measuring device 63 Molts 64 European mountain region 65 The common heath 66 Transport 67 Ship’s crane 68 ___ Guest
69 Requires 70 Concise 72 Twilled fabric 73 Horseman 76 Lively 77 Workmen 78 Obliterations 80 Son of Noah 81 River in Africa 82 Asks alms 84 Private detective 85 Buffets 86 Truthful 88 A sweet 89 Traveler’s haven 90 Weakens gradually 91 To the sheltered side 92 Entice 93 Thin 94 Ceramic square 95 Unusual 96 Lohengrin’s bride 97 To blind 100 Night before holiday 102 Sway about loosely
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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
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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
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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 Crosswords, Page 13
Sudoku, Page 13
Crossword, Page 9
Kakuro, Page 11
Jumble, Page 12
Crossword, Page 14
Scrabble Grams, Page 9
Jumble, Page 10
Commuter Crossword, Page 12
Kakuro, Page 15
Jumble Crosswords, Page 10
Jumble, Page 15
Kakuro, Page 10
Sudoku, Page 15 Boggle, Page 12
Boggle, Page 13 Boggle, Page 10 TV Jumble, Page 11
Jumble Crosswords, Page 13 Boggle, Page 15
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(top)
Crossword, Page 19
Word Salsa, Page 20
(bottom)
Boggle, Page 17
Crossword, Page 17
Crossword, Page 21
Jumble, Page 17
Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (top)
Quote-Acrostic, Page 22 Scrabble Grams, Page 23
Quote-Acrostic, Page 24 Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (bottom)
Crossword, Page 25
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 43 Word Salsa, Page 32
More or Less (5x5), Page 31
More or Less (7x7), Page 33
Code Cracker, Page 31
More or Less (7x7), Page 32
Hitori, Page 33
Code Cracker, Page 33 Word Wheel, Page 32
Killer Sudoku, Page 34
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More or Less (5x5), Page 35
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Code Cracker, Page 36
Code Cracker, Page 38
Word Wheel, Page 37 More or Less (5x5), Page 38
Hitori, Page 37 Hitori, Page 35
Word Wheel, Page 38 More or Less (5x5), Page 37 (top)
Code Cracker, Page 35
Hitori, Page 39
Word Wheel, Page 36
More or Less (7x7), Page 36
More or Less (7x7), Page 37 (bottom)
Word Wheel, Page 39
Code Cracker, Page 39
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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