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ULTIMATE PUZZLE BOOK
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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
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 Wallace and Farrell “I Didn’t Know I __ Pregnant” “__ of Two Cities” Archie Bunker’s wife John of “The Addams Family” Mickey or Andy __ West Actor __ Florek Tinker Bell, for one Tiniest component of an element Mrs. Herman Munster Actress __ Loughlin “My Name __”; Jason Lee series “__ Family” Actress Laura __ Carrie’s hubby on “The King of Queens” “__ Season”; movie for Ashton Kutcher and Martin Lawrence Student “The __ of Night”; old crime drama series “__ Life to Live” News anchor __ Mitchell “__ by the Bell” Cooper and Sinise Headache medication “Eagle __”; Shia LaBeouf movie Ambulance’s warning device
DOWN 1 “Yes, __”; polite response 2 “__ Wonderful Life”
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
Meredith’s portrayer on “The Office” Wallach or Marienthal McCain’s title: abbr. “__, Lose or Draw” “I can’t believe I __ the whole thing!” Bashful Long, long time Actor on “Community” Rachael __ Arid “Up in the __”; George Clooney film “__ Fly Away” Foot digit Hockey great Bobby __ 60 secs. “What’ll __”; Irving Berlin song Ninth month: abbr. Before, to a poet Floor cleaning implement Yes, in Paris “__ Date”; movie for Robert Downey Jr. Assn. that organizes many golf tournaments __ Moines, Iowa Actress Campbell Barbara of “I Dream of Jeannie” “Ice __: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”; animated movie Negative vote Rap’s Dr. __ Largest airline in Scandinavia Actress __ Larter
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS
Sudoku
1 Astaire or MacMurray
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group
5 Winner 10 Fastener hinge 14 “Othello” villain 15 Capital of Vietnam 16 Calif. university
39 Muhammad __
DOWN
40 Hideaways
1 King’s edict
32 Actor __ Kristofferson
41 Scientist Pierre or wife Marie
2 Indian princess
33 Neither...__
3 Self-absorbed
35 Grain sowed
4 Baseball’s __ Drysdale
37 “Ali __ and the Forty Thieves”
5 Selection 6 Old hangout
38 Command to sled dogs
7 Has __ in one’s pants; is jittery
40 Attracts; tempts
8 Cut the lawn
41 Home for a parakeet
42 Operating room attire 44 Continued on 45 Lyricist Gershwin
17 Abbr. following many poems
46 Correct
18 Was more important than
47 Take without asking
20 __-tac-toe
50 Hillbilly
10 Most enormous
43 Like the juiciest peach, usually
21 Brooches
51 Short leap
11 Prolonged pain
44 Tripoli resident
22 City in England
54 In a boring way
12 Toboggan
23 Vote into office
57 Thus
13 Cushions
46 King or emperor
58 Hubbubs
19 Epic by Homer
47 Puncture
59 Crete’s capital
21 Hounds and hamsters
48 Broad
60 Having mixed feelings
24 Was dishonest
49 Press, as clothes
25 Trick
50 City in Nevada
26 Peruvian Indian
52 Meanie
61 Inclination
27 Hockey scores
53 Small lake 55 Sept.’s follower
37 NYC borough
62 Rosebush prickle
28 Part of the eye 29 Handsome guy
56 __-jongg
38 Created
63 Still in the sack
30 Albert or Fisher
57 Greek letter
25 __ and hers 26 Light on fire 28 Detest 31 Short letters 32 Work bread dough 34 Koch & Asner 36 Jack or joker
9 Lemon meringue __
Solutions: Page 40
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Jumble
Solutions: Page 40
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The Commuter Crossword
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ACROSS 1 Main symptom of chicken pox 5 Lopsided 10 Tee off; offend 14 Reverberate 15 Benefactor 16 __-friendly; easy to learn 17 Shortly 18 Sudden forward rush 19 Escape 20 Money put into an account 22 Gathering for lively talk 24 Steal from 25 Part of a flower 26 Nerd 29 Spoil 30 Harvests 34 Gust 35 Skillet 36 Roof antenna 37 Burro 38 Hot dog topper, for some
40 Parched 41 Corned beef sandwich 43 Go quickly 44 Spin 45 Liberated 46 That girl 47 Chum 48 Ibis or flamingo 50 Hit a tennis ball in a high arc 51 Grandparent, often 54 Garbage 58 Playwright Moss __ 59 Bigwig 61 Actress and singer Adams 62 Actor Guinness 63 Skier’s incline 64 Enlarge a hole 65 Interlock, as gears 66 Borders 67 Sweet potatoes
DOWN 1 __ the riot act to; reprimand 2 Facial woe 3 Small store 4 Placed on a pedestal 5 Speak without preparation 6 Praise highly 7 Traveler’s stop 8 Lumberjack 9 “Trick or __!” 10 Purchase from Midas 11 __ of Capri 12 Charges 13 Worry 21 Cry 23 Exposed 25 Wildcat 26 Happy, Sneezy, or Doc, e.g. 27 Smarter 28 Follow 29 Wives for pas
31 Assisted 32 Whittled 33 In a crafty way 35 Play on words 36 “How __ you?” 38 Military award, often 39 Broadcast 42 Enchant; charm 44 Very flexible; not at all stiff 46 “Hark the __ Angels Sing” 47 Go up & down 49 Thickheaded 50 Oils 51 Pretense 52 Ashen 53 Mine deposits 54 Thick cord 55 New concept 56 Thailand, once 57 Skirt edges 60 Marsh
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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 8 2 29 30 32 35 36 37 38 40 41
Solutions: Page 40
2 4 43 44
ACROSS Actor __ Alda “Harper Valley __” Actress Turner “The Price Is __” __ Rouge, Louisiana Shooting star Series for Sherman Hemsley Mexico’s dollar Suffix for intellect or event Two, in Spain Assists Threesome “One Tree __” Gala events Dog in “Garfield” Tiny weight “__ a Very Good Year”; song for Frank Sinatra Actor Calhoun Piglets’ mothers “Dharma & __” Pigpen Skater __ Babilonia Actor Donahue “__ Trek: Voyager” “Hill __ Blues” Julia Child and Emeril Lagasse, e.g. “Are You __, Chelsea?” Saucy; high-spirited Clamor Romano and Liotta
DOWN 1 “The __”; John Wayne movie 2 “The Late __ Craig Ferguson” 3 Abbr. following many poems 4 Actress Fabray, to friends 5 “Meet the __” 6 One of Michael Jackson’s brothers 7 “Ice __”; blockbuster animated film 10 “48 __” 11 Characteristic 12 “__ Boys”; theme song for “Cops” 13 “Presidio __”; Dana Delany drama series 15 Stack 17 “NCIS: __ Angeles” 19 MacGraw and Larter 20 Rip 22 Ms. Lupino’s namesakes 23 Kermit, for one 25 Dr. Meredith __; Ellen Pompeo’s role 26 Suffix for cartoon or violin 27 Breakfast bread, often 30 “__ Acres” 31 Go bad 33 President William Howard and his family 34 Calendar periods: abbr. 36 Garr or Hatcher 37 Actor John of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” 39 “The __ Skelton Hour” 40 Life-saving technique, for short
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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 Style associated with Prince Valiant
39 Not related
8 It may hold old records
42 Surface statistic
41 Field fare, briefly
43 Sanctioned 15 Oakland’s county 4 5 Heat source? 16 Duds on a field 46 Shiloh battlers 17 Layered German 49 One of two teams dessert to join the NCAA 18 Bouquet item
19 Covers, as a bare spot 20 Substantial, sumwise
Big 12 in 2012 50 Dance popularized by Perez Prado
53 Emanating heat 22 Overly possessive 5 4 Result of type? excessive heat 23 Get on 55 Jungle movie 24 Not berthed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 21
costume
25 Point
57 “Argo” director
26 Long runs
59 Strength
28 Fabric ridge
60 Heat measure
30 “Listen, ewe!”
61 Singlet synthetic
33 2010 film about George VI
62 Work that ends badly
37 “If all goes well”
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
38 Tops with tops
DOWN
24 25 27 9 2 30
Jetta relative Utterly Filler of 10-Down Runners with striped chicks Dream world? “Golden Boy” playwright New Haven matriculator Dozen in a box Sorbonne one Tots’ coolers First name in violinists Good time Not quite on the dot Group that battles Magneto Dippy __: original name of Disney’s Goofy Took an informal survey Journalist Stewart or Joseph Soldier’s chapeau Court legend Showing one’s support
31 Main component of vinegar 32 Patient replies 34 France’s Grenoble-__ Airport 35 Eminence 36 Sedgwick portrayed in “Factory Girl” 37 Company with an Extreme Blue internship program 40 March __ 44 Flop 45 “When We Dead Awaken” was his last play 47 Better than close 48 Without a doubt 50 Boundary showers 51 Not collectively 52 Prefix with fiction 53 “Paradise Lost” river 54 Tub trouble 56 Rocks Solutions: 58 Hollywood’s st. 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
39 Ceremony
1 Droop
40 “__ Been Working on the Railroad”
4 Flowed back 9 Tobacco kiln 13 Doing nothing 15 Unsuspecting 16 Consumer 17 Rain cats and dogs 18 Cruise ship stops, often
41 Throws 42 Wined & dined 43 Make dirty 45 Measly 46 Bizarre 47 Thwart; defeat 48 Agreement
19 Bangkok native
51 News anchors
20 Like the most polluted air
57 Open to view
22 Mexico’s dollar
60 Windy day toy
23 Aswan and Hoover
61 Unrestrained indulgence
24 Debtor’s note
62 In a __; miffed
26 __ the Hun
63 Simple
29 Alms 34 Male bee
64 Parent or grandparent
35 Actress Bo __
65 Ms. Lupino
36 __ to; on account of
DOWN
56 Spoken 58 Gather leaves
37 “So __!”; casual farewell
1 Drink slowly
38 Used a towel
3 Sullen
2 Hubbubs
4 Headscratcher
30 Raw minerals
5 Foundation
32 External
6 Liver secretion
33 Poor
7 Arden & Plumb
35 Compact __; CD
8 Predeter- mined; fated
38 Closetful of clothes
9 Amount produced; yield
39 Hair curlers
10 Arthur of tennis 11 Bodies of water 12 The Bee Gees, for one
31 Dimwit
41 Spanish hero 42 Bide one’s time 44 __ Crüe; heavy metal band 45 Baggage handler
14 Wearing away
47 Blacksmith’s furnace
21 Strong wind
48 Nudge
25 Heavy furniture wood
49 Opera solo
26 Speak without preparation
52 Wicked
27 Discovered treasure 28 Musical sounds 29 Ocean measurement
50 Lions & lynxes 53 Remain undecided 54 Indian princess 55 Slip sideways on the road 59 Greek letter
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Daily Crossword
Jumble
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ACROSS 1 Red-headed clown 5 Enzyme ending 8 Oak nut 13 With, on le menu 14 Tiger Woods’s ex 15 “Bad, Bad” Brown, in a Croce song 16 DEA agent 17 1958 film that won nine Oscars 18 Not showy 19 Dreary late fall forecast 22 Spices (up) 23 Fond du __, Wisconsin 24 Lend a hand 27 Airport safety gp. 29 Bible book following the Gospels 33 Brew, as tea 34 Cheese on a ham sandwich 36 Primitive shelter 37 Food truck order 40 Quarterback Manning
41 Big name in air conditioning 42 Have pizza delivered, say 43 Put in the mail 45 Give the once-over 46 Spellbound 47 Go __: lose it 49 “Trinity” novelist Leon 50 South American seaport 58 Giraffe relative 59 Gulf War missile 60 Online periodical, for short 61 Easily wrinkled fabric 62 The Beatles’ “__ Comes the Sun” 63 “Scram!” 64 Hägar’s dog 65 Mind-reading, briefly 66 Throw easily Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
DOWN 1 Judge’s seat 2 Shaped like Obama’s office 3 Celsius freezing point 4 Busy 5 Police blotter name 6 “What’s your __?” 7 City NNW of Oklahoma City 8 Male in charge 9 Toyota until 2006 10 Vocally expressed 11 Churn up 12 Part of NASDAQ’s address 14 Land with pyramids 20 Tough ruler 21 What plaids and stripes do 24 Result of hearth burn 25 Helped oneself, illegally 26 Become established 27 Strong string 28 Building location
30 Singer/dancer Rivera 31 Bloom from a bulb 32 Time on the job 34 Rock to the music 35 Nice to look at, as a landscape 38 Garson of “Mrs. Miniver” 39 Most severe 44 Nattily attired 46 Steadily wear away 48 Benjamin Moore product 49 Use without authority 50 Lady __: Univ. of Tennessee team 51 Like, with “to” 52 Bowler’s assignment 53 Tennis great Arthur 54 Freezes (up) 55 “It seems to me,” online 56 Thailand neighbor 57 Self-images 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.
ACROSS 1 Carney or Linkletter 4 Abdul, once of “American Idol” 9 “__ About You” 12 Comedian Margaret 13 Not qualified 14 “Days of __ Lives” 15 “How I __ Your Mother” 16 Helpful lift 17 “The flowers that bloom in the spring, __ la...” 18 Lucy Ricardo’s landlady 20 “Some Like __” 22 Actress on “Desperate Housewives” 26 __ diving; underwater swimming 27 Historical period 28 Silver or Howard 29 Namesakes of racer Foyt 32 Sled competitions 35 Former “20/20” coanchor 39 Cowboy competition 40 Fragrant wood 42 Actor Marienthal 43 Peruvian beast of burden 47 “__ Hard: With a Vengeance”; Bruce Willis movie 48 Pub order 49 Famous fable writer 50 “Message __ Bottle”; film for Kevin Costner 51 Prefix for functional or peptic 52 Clamor 53 Sushi bar offering
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 21 23 24 25 29 30 31 33 4 3 36 37 38 39 41 44 45 46
DOWN High point Scarlett O’Hara’s hubby “Back __ Future”; Michael J. Fox movie “Boston __”; Chi McBride drama series Spanish year Mysterious sighting, for short Fleur-de-__ Upper room “My __ the Car” __ borealis; northern lights “Phooey!” Hesitater’s syllables “Buffy __ Vampire Slayer” Flings “What I Like __ You” “It takes two to __” “For he’s __ good fellow...” Namesakes of Ms. Foster “Murder, __ Wrote” “The Great __”; Steve McQueen movie 180˚ from NNW Actor Lloyd __ Dog’s name on “Frasier” Singer Frankie __ Use a Kindle “__ Steel”; movie for Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly Topper’s portrayer __ G. Carroll “__ walked out in the streets Solutions: of Laredo...” Page 41 Jan., Feb., Mar., etc.
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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
39 Teasdale and Gilbert
DOWN
32 Dawdle
1 Spaces
34 Top rating
41 Acting part
2 Monster
6 Deadened
42 Spanish mister
3 Press
10 Not illuminated
44 Features of poorly mashed potatoes
4 Kathmandu resident
35 Blood __; stroke cause, often
1 __ for broke; betting it all
14 See eye to eye
36 His and __
5 Charades clue
38 Floods
49 Groups of eight
6 Indira Gandhi’s father
43 Harness strap
18 Pay attention
51 Almsgiving
7 Does drugs
45 Is frugal
19 Pie à la __
54 Light & breezy
48 Swear
55 “I __ the foggiest”
8 Actress West
20 Lugar & Leahy
9 Founder of a religion in India
50 Wealthy businessman
15 Jacob’s twin 16 Off-Broadway award
46 And not
17 Stage items
22 Gibberish 24 Hawaiian feast 25 Black eyes 26 Elevator alternative 29 Climb 30 John, in Scotland
47 Kingdom
56 Brown __; Louisiana’s state birds
10 Boss around 11 Over
60 Ladd or Alda
12 Equestrian
61 Pitcher
13 __ over; faints
63 Spunk; savvy 64 Flutter about 65 Indian woman’s garment
21 Desert refuge
40 Overindulge
51 Make sore by rubbing 52 Actress Berry 53 To no __; fruitlessly
23 Small brook
54 Eagle’s nest
25 “Beat it!”
56 Make coffee
66 Lively dance
26 Drinks slowly
57 Wheel rod
33 Celebrity reporter Robin
67 Snakelike swimmers
27 Story
58 Athletic shoe brand
68 Little child
37 Story line
69 Haughty look
29 Blood component
31 Sea duck with soft down
28 Shortly
59 Burn 62 “No __, Jose!”
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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 6 11 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 26 27 30 32 33 4 3 35 37 39 42
Allow in Behind the times Keg insert Nasty Idol whose fans are called Claymates Acapulco article Traditional Christmas dessert ER personnel Swings about Crunchy snack LeBron James, e.g. Ruler in old St. Petersburg __ Diamond Sweet spread More than vexation Red Army leader Trotsky Run-of-the-mill Liquid-Plumr rival Jamaican music genre Something to skip at the beach Bollywood dress
44 Face cream ingredient 46 Kenny G plays one 47 Fiber-rich cereal 50 Hung on to 51 “Show Boat” novelist Ferber 52 Roger with 17 Grand Slam wins 54 Shrinking Asian lake 56 Scary bacteria 59 Downturn 60 Coffee break treat 64 “Little Red Book” chairman 65 Chipped in a chip 66 Comics friend of Nancy 67 Windup 68 Dallied (with) 69 Helped with dinner cleanup— or, a hint to the relationship between the starts of 60/17-Across and 47-/30-Across
DOWN 1 Dangerous reptile in the Nile delta 2 Pol. convention attendees 3 Rough up 4 Not susceptible 5 Laid-back sort 6 Push-up bra feature 7 It may be financial 8 Slopes headwear 9 Men of La Mancha 10 Career for a sci. major 11 Sets free 12 Once-a-year bloomer 13 60-Across, for one 18 Grammarian’s concern 22 Explosive experiment 24 Sellout signs, briefly 25 Big mug 27 Holed up 28 NHL legend Bobby
29 Well-matched pair 31 No-way man? 33 “Tank Girl” star Petty 36 Sounding stuffy 38 Winglike parts 40 Short rest 41 Office contact no. 43 Really hot spot 45 No right __: traffic sign 47 Software installation info file 48 Rocky’s love 49 Loveliness 50 Swedish currency 53 Digital greeting 55 Lovers’ clash 57 Taylor of “Mystic Pizza” 58 One of the Antilles 61 Alumna bio word 62 Teacher’s deg. 63 Coal carrier Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
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Crossword Puzzle
edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Solutions: Page 42
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ACROSS 1 Spanish seaport 6 To touch 10 Recedes 14 Sloping roadways 19 Sphere of combat 20 God of love 21 To harvest 22 Strange 23 Reform completely 25 Opposition 27 RR stops 28 Aside from 30 Fey of “30 Rock” 31 Goddess of victory 32 Lamprey 33 Heavy weights 34 Miss Le Gallienne 36 It’s before the storm 38 Mouse: comb. form 39 Penitential season 40 Apart 42 Marshy meadows 44 Traffic in sacred goods 47 Male servants 49 To swagger 53 General direction 54 Hindu garment 55 Shield 57 Move furtively 58 French river 59 Italian fashion center 60 Stirs 62 French painter Gustave 63 Donkey 64 Imaginative comparison 65 Handlers of scenery 67 Member of low Hindu caste 68 To post 69 Connected systematically 75 Challengers 78 “___ who must be obeyed” 81 Orchestral instrument 82 Tricky 83 Short-visored caps 84 Holy women: abbr. 85 The sun personified 87 Clip suddenly 88 A pillar
Crossword Puzzle
An Understanding Understudy
89 Fencing swords 90 Disturbance on radio 92 It tanked in 2009 94 Threefold 95 Read metrically 97 Lock of hair 98 Destruction 99 ___ Na-Na 102 Minced oath 104 Thrice: comb. form 105 Goddess of youth 106 Obscure 109 Female red deer 111 Toiletry case 113 Indolent 115 Philippine Moslem 116 Prohibits 119 Interposes 121 Heron 122 Squirrel skin 123 Western Russian city 124 Expiate 125 English novelist Charles 126 ___ the lion 127 Jodie Foster role 128 Biblical weeds
DOWN 1 Analyze grammatically 2 Sharp mountain crest 3 Lawful 4 Singles 5 River in Poland 6 Mother or father 7 Accumulate 8 French author Pierre 9 Foreordain 10 Blunder 11 Borscht vegetable 12 Fundamental 13 Of the backbone 14 Rodent 15 ___ Rickman 16 A half note 17 Choppy, of a sea 18 Dirks 24 Valuable wood 26 Dried orchid tuber 29 Wicked 33 Minister to 35 Revokes, as legacy 37 Candy bar 39 Solitary
40 Of the ear 41 Disease of rye 43 Open shoe 44 Portico 45 Spring flower 46 Dining hall 47 Island east of Java 48 Hindu god 50 A gas 51 Comb, as wool 52 Pieces out 54 Apes 56 Fragment 59 Grinding machines 61 Blasts 64 Bishopric 66 ___ Girl Friday 67 Handles 69 Folding beds 70 Death notice: abbr. 71 A roster 72 Prong 73 Decree 74 Exile 75 Testimony 76 Minute particles 77 Blushing 78 A pace 79 Achilles’ weak spot
80 Being 84 Politico’s twist 86 Pleasant 89 Early U.S. canal 91 Confined 93 Roman emperor 94 Fleshy, underground shoot 96 Inherent 98 Auction again 99 More retiring 100 Door pivot 101 Cavities 103 Of a dukedom 105 Traveler’s haven 106 Giver 107 Goddess of peace 108 Hebrew prophet 110 Feat 112 Suffix indicating disease 114 Concerning 115 Change: prefix 117 Route: abbr. 118 Madrid Mrs. 120 Large tub
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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
Same Name ACROSS 1 Work together 6 New Orleans, for short 10 Gather 15 Yarn mop 19 Give ___ to: listen 20 Ripened 21 Defrauds 22 “The Way We ___” 23 Surname sharers 27 State of agitation 28 Hematite, for one 29 Countertenor 30 Endangered American geese 31 Swiss river 33 To an extreme degree 35 Actor Hume 37 Excessive cruelty 40 First-class 41 Author Shere 42 See 23 Across 50 Worker’s benefits legis. 51 Conical kiln 52 Tolerance 53 ___ pro nobis 54 Agnus ___ 55 Farm unit 56 “Amo, amas, I love ___” 57 Open receptacle 58 Stinging rebuke 60 Org. 62 Plow pioneer 63 See 23 Across 70 Ascended 71 Dark hardwood 72 Ollie’s partner 73 Fabric fuzz 74 Delivery truck 76 Maintenance 78 Craze 81 Revival adjective 82 Esoteric doctrine 83 Director Riefenstahl 84 Mrs. Gorbachev 86 See 23 Across 90 Berlin donkey 91 In ___: in existence 92 Leaflets 93 Lay bare by erosion 95 Day’s march 97 ___ -war bird 98 Iranian currency 99 Towel word
1 00 Incite to an attack 101 Rhythmic silence in music 105 End of 23 Across 111 ___ out: dole 112 Cliff nest 113 Go by bus 114 “...after they’ve seen ___?” 115 Incite 116 Paid high honor to 117 ___ of the Dragon 118 Coeur d’___, Idaho DOWN 1 Rotary motion transformers 2 ___ even keel 3 Air: comb. form 4 Furry marsh plants 5 Before cycle or sect 6 Mother-of-pearl 7 Monster 8 Monetary unit of Romania 9 Cutting tool: var. 10 ___ for Adano
11 Obscure 12 Likewise 13 Schuss 14 Chicago/Louisville 15 “___ Todd”: Sondheim musical 16 Teeny ___ 17 Former PA Senator Specter 18 Ottoman provincial governors 24 Bellini opera 25 Half a spa name 26 Complex 32 Bhutan’s continent 33 Code inventor 34 Commune in Northern France 35 Masticates 36 Moreno and Hayworth 37 Nobel’s country, for short 38 Yorkshire river 39 CLXXXIV x III 40 At a great distance 43 Arabian coffee 44 Elegant
45 Spartan serf 46 Drive ashore 47 Shipworm 48 “___ Ben Jonson!” 49 Shouted 55 Eruption particles 57 High-schooler 58 For fear that 59 Orang, for one 60 Like a certain nerve process 61 Fault 62 Genetic initials 63 Mazo de la Roche novel 64 Large bay window 65 ___ a gun! 66 Statutory 67 “Christ Stopped at ___” 68 Courtier in Hamlet 69 Map road ID 74 Moved through water 75 White poplar 76 Discontinue 77 Actress Bancroft 78 Granular snow
79 On the Aral 80 “A Hard ___ Night” 82 Poetic break: var. 83 Speech affliction 84 Destroy 85 Exceptional 87 Changed the title 88 Smallest possible 89 Swiftly 93 RR car restaurant 94 Put an ___: stop 95 Eldritch 96 Cornered 97 Scrooge 98 Moist 99 Moss or Lorenz 100 Actress Thompson 102 Where Dublin was in 1940 103 Brit. submachine gun 104 Of ___ I Sing: 1931 hit 106 Actor Vallone 107 Turn to the right 108 Call out 109 Hasten 110 Fashionable resort
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Jumble for Kids
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek
Solutions: Page 27
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Jumble for Kids
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Jumble for Kids
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek
Solutions: Page 29
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Jumble for Kids
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Hitori
More or Less
Solutions: Page 43
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More or Less
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More or Less
Hitori
Solutions: Page 43
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. Digits inside the dotted cages must add up to the number in the corner of each cage, and digits can’t repeat inside a cage.
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Solutions: Page 43
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Hitori
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 36
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 37
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Hitori
More or Less
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 38
More or Less
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Brain BUSTERS • Page 39
Hitori
Solutions: Page 44
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
Boggle, Page 14
Kakuro, Page 10 Commuter Crossword, Page 13
Boggle, Page 10 TV Jumble, Page 11
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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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
Brain BUSTERS • Page 45
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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