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Universal Crossword
HUES ON FIRST?
*Cash crop?
*Warning that the campfire hasn’t been fully extinguished?
Dull as dishwater
Come to a halt
“Misery” actor James
Puts into words
series featuring Arnie Becker and Ann Kelsey
Get out of bed
“Ridiculousness” network
Word after “tax” or “animal”
Greeting visitors?
“Wise” birds
Zip, on a pitch
“I just want a straight answer!”
Pluses on a balance sheet
French wine valley
Cheerleader’s cheer
One landing on an aircraft
Parsley unit
State-of-the-art
Speck in la mer
___ golf
Place for a pitcher
Polliwog’s parent
Flubbed
Scatter (about)
Discourage
Issa of “Barbie”
Elton John/Tim Rice musical
Hate, and then some
Overturn, as an apple cart
“With You” singer McCann
“Makes sense”
Completely wipes out
Stick with numbers
the boat
Mangy mutts
“NCIS,” for one
French toast 90 “Carpe diem” language
Interstellar distance measures 93 ER diagnostic images
Cleopatra’s killer
96 Bits of grass
97 Shifts hue, in a way ... and what the set of circled letters does
98 Boy in “The Kite Runner” 100 Sing one’s own praises 102 Partner of each 103 Sip slowly
104 Spots for chapeaux
105 Pride celebration letters
106 “Alice’s Restaurant” singer Guthrie
107 Ride the thermals
109 Stand against something
110 Site that sold the original Hollywood Sign for $450,400 in 2005
113 Covertly loop in
115 Goat’s bleat
116 Place to park
Cry’s partner 84 “Let me explain”
Brain Games 8 Friday, March 8, 2024 ACROSS 1 Shuts with a bang 6 Like an unfilleted fish 10 Tennis star Sabalenka 15 Had debts to pay 19 Planet celebrated on April 22 20 Baby’s boo-boo 21 Gather wool from 22 Diddly-squat 23 *Caption of actor Owen shooting craps? 25 *Crossword tournament champion? 27 Prof’s aides 28 “Despacito” singer Fonsi 29 In plain view 31 “Another card!” 32 Make more attractive 34 Prepare some provolone 35 Pride of Punxsutawney 37 *Big players in little bulbs? 39 Blaze a trail 42 Racing toy with an antenna, for short 45 Opening for a coin 46 *Quick trip for tavern supplies? 48 “We’re on ___ way” 49 Creative spark 51 Unscripted comedy 53 Incredible story 54 *Not print the truth? 57 Speaks from a podium 59 Morning moisture 60 Gooey dessert sandwiches 61 Ancient Celtic priest 63 Part of a flight 65 It may be lent or bent 66 *Detective’s heavenly helper? 70 Pro wrestler Flair 71 Said further 73 Made a choice 74 Winter gutter blockage 77 Pirate’s utterance 78 Lower in value 80 *Guard shift in a cargo boat? 83 “People Puzzler” host Remini 85 Select group? 87 Cries of discovery 88 Evian water 89 *Sheen from shiny fabric? 91 Lhasa ___ (dog breed) 93 Hindu social stratum 95 Frozen dessert brand 96 *Stoic stoolies? 99 Site with custom crafts 100 Say without forethought 101 “That wore me out!” 105
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Tangy yogurt drink
Stays above water
Massive in scale
Old Saturn SUV
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Like the Vikings
British conservative
Change for a dollar
Eyelid afflictions
Religious offshoots
NBC
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carrier
Is for you?
phones in church, hopefully
measure
that’s made backward?
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Regretted
Horned herbivore
Singer LaBelle
She, in Lisbon
Posh parties
Faun features
Pride celebration event
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Jersey hockey team 75 Some investments (Abbr.)
Future ENT’s exam
The whole shebang
Like a round of golf with no blemishes on the scorecard 80 Lacks
“Huh, makes sense”
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85 Rose, as stocks or spirits
87 Singer Rita who was a judge on “The X Factor”
88 Cupid’s counterpart
89 Diarist Anais
90 Holder of an official seal
91 ___ XING
92 Evian offering
93 Reject
95 One streaking at night?
herbal aperitif
“In your face, loser!”
96 Discipline that helps sites stand out (Abbr.)
Loser to the tortoise
Sedgwick who starred in Andy Warhol
Person who doesn’t feel erotic attraction, for
“Wha ...?”
A giant one was taken on July 20,
81 *Traditional song at a Jewish wedding
97 *Bubbly Italian herbal aperitif
percenters
102 “In your face, loser!”
104 Loser to the tortoise
to the tortoise
105 One percenters
Expansion at the edges of big cities ... as exhibited in the answers to the starred clues
percenters
Regular guy’s muffin?
Expansion at the edges of big cities
106 Expansion at the edges of big cities ... as exhibited in the answers to the starred clues
James or Howard
as exhibited in the answers to the starred clues
110 Regular guy’s muffin?
“___ Little Rich Girl” (nickname for Barbara Hutton)
guy’s muffin?
111 James or Howard
James or Howard
112 “___ Little Rich Girl” (nickname for Barbara Hutton)
“___ Little Rich Girl” (nickname for Barbara Hutton)
113 Wisconsin home of Johnson Wax
Wisconsin home of Johnson Wax
114 Danish filmmaker von Trier
115 Queen of Arendelle
116 “Need You Tonight” band
117 French star of “Lupin”
118 Key action?
119 “Uh-huh”
1 Racial justice org. 2 Giant of wrestling 3 Avoids 4 Seal the deal 5 Heist film props 6 Plus 7 “I don’t wanna”
8 Holy place
9 “Yer darn ___!” 10 Field day contests 11 Boat for a famed couples cruise 12 Texter’s “Beats me” 13 Cluck of shame 14 Icy road hazard
15 Makes a mental image 16 Shot requiring chemistry 17 Off-roader, in brief 19 All steamed up
Hankering
Corporate notes
Curvy
Shape studied in topology
Feet bottoms 34 Clairvoyant 35 Thumb-sucking phase
Overexposed pics? 42 “Ta-da!” 43 Love, in Liguria 44 “Then what?!”
46 French name that means “stone”
50 Projecting, as an opera aria
51 Early app versions
52 “Let’s ___ this popsicle stand”
53 Depilatory brand
56 Ceremonial assent
60 Containing no meat or dairy
61 Center courtyards
62 “So confusing!”
64 Hindu deity
65 Cajun cooking pod
66 Description that’s bee-fitting?
67 Feel unwell
68 Done through repetition 69 Crude ship
70 “I Am Woman” singer Helen
75 Breakfast spots
76 Golf club used for low shots
77 Punch air, perhaps
77 Punch air, perhaps
77 Punch air, perhaps
Excessive negativity, in slang
78 Fill the tank
Fill the tank
Linguist Chomsky
79 Russian pancake
Russian pancake 80 Excessive negativity, in slang
Accustom (to) 86 Juice
80 Excessive negativity, in slang 82 Region
Region
93 Gives birth to 94 Road hog?
Linguist Chomsky 84 Accustom (to) 86 Juice 93 Gives birth to 94 Road hog?
83 Linguist Chomsky
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95 Music note that’s the name of a programming language 97 Amanpour’s network
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94 Road hog?
95 Music note that’s the name of a programming language
95 Music note that’s the name of a programming language
97 Amanpour’s network
97 Amanpour’s network
98 “Why Can’t I?” singer Liz 99 Collarless dog, maybe 100 Taunt
98 “Why Can’t I?” singer Liz
98 “Why Can’t I?” singer Liz
99 Collarless dog, maybe
101 Letter-shaped “Oh no, you didn’t!” gesture
99 Collarless dog, maybe
100 Taunt
100 Taunt
103 Sculling gear
106 News org. since 1958
107 Great letters for play producers
101 Letter-shaped “Oh no, you didn’t!” gesture
101 Letter-shaped “Oh no, you didn’t!” gesture
103 Sculling gear
103 Sculling gear
108 Big name in cooking spray
106 News org. since 1958
106 News org. since 1958
107 Great letters for play producers
109 Co. that gave its name to a jack
107 Great letters for play producers
108 Big name in cooking spray
108 Big name in cooking spray
110 Sandwich known by its initials
109 Co. that gave its name to a jack
109 Co. that gave its name to a jack
110 Sandwich known by its initials
110 Sandwich known by its initials
Brain Games 9 Friday, March 8, 2024 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 9 Answers on page 25 ACROSS 1 “Made You
rapper 4 “Terrible” czar 8 Hormuz, for one 14 Actress Ward 18 Hardly a pro 20 “Artemis” org. 21 Greedily amasses 22 Entanglement 23 Yemeni port city 24 Cannabis strain 25 *Sylvester Stallone and
Lundgren feature 27 American light lager 29 Feature of the Apple logo 30 Sedgwick who starred in Andy Warhol shorts 31 *Flawlessly synced state 36 Govt. ID 38 Giants of wrestling 39 Farm workers 40 Anthem contraction 41 Hospital dept. 42 Wrinkle-resistant polyester 44
short 45
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representation of integers 54 Go-getter
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57 Slithering fish 58 Reduces a burden 59 NPR’s Flatow or Glass 60 Paw parts 61 Tall, in Turin 62 Diagnostic tool, briefly 63 *Ancient clay soldier unearthed in Xi’an 71 Apt name for a sculptor 72 Singer Kristofferson 73 Sport fish 74 2-2, for example 75 “Who’s
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it 79 Liver secretion 80 Clung onto 81 *Traditional
a Jewish wedding
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band 117 French
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singer Helen 75 Breakfast spots 76 Golf club used for low shots
Look”
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Person who doesn’t feel erotic attraction, for
A giant one was taken on
20,
ref.
...?”
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(of)
there?”
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as stocks or
Singer Rita who was a judge on “The X Factor”
Cupid’s counterpart
Diarist Anais
that helps sites
Italian
your face, loser!”
...
Regular
Danish filmmaker von Trier
of
You Tonight”
star of “Lupin”
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Am Woman”
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rapper 4 “Terrible” czar 8 Hormuz, for one 14 Actress Ward 18 Hardly a pro 20 “Artemis” org. 21 Greedily amasses 22 Entanglement 23 Yemeni
city 24 Cannabis strain
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wrestling 39 Farm workers 40 Anthem contraction 41 Hospital dept. 42 Wrinkle-resistant polyester 44
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sculptor 72 Singer Kristofferson 73 Sport fish 74 2-2, for example 75 “Who’s there?” answer 78 ___ and bear it 79 Liver secretion 80 Clung onto 81 *Traditional song
Jewish wedding 85 Rose, as stocks or spirits 87 Singer
judge on “The X Factor” 88 Cupid’s counterpart 89 Diarist Anais 90 Holder of an official seal 91 ___ XING 92 Evian offering 93 Reject 95 One streaking at night? 96 Discipline that helps sites stand out (Abbr.) 97 *Bubbly Italian
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Arendelle 116
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DOWN 1 Racial justice org. 2 Giant of wrestling 3 Avoids 4 Seal the deal 5 Heist film props 6 Plus 7 “I don’t wanna” 8 Holy place 9 “Yer darn ___!” 10 Field day contests 11 Boat
a famed couples cruise 12 Texter’s “Beats me” 13 Cluck of shame 14 Icy road hazard 15 Makes a mental image 16 Shot requiring chemistry 17 Off-roader, in brief 19 All steamed up 26 Hankering 28 Corporate notes 29 Curvy 32 Shape studied in topology 33 Feet bottoms 34 Clairvoyant 35 Thumb-sucking phase 37 Overexposed pics? 42 “Ta-da!” 43 Love, in Liguria 44 “Then what?!” 46 French name that means “stone” 50 Projecting, as an opera aria 51 Early app versions 52 “Let’s ___ this popsicle stand” 53 Depilatory brand 56 Ceremonial assent 60 Containing no meat or dairy 61 Center courtyards 62 “So confusing!” 64 Hindu deity 65 Cajun cooking pod 66 Description that’s bee-fitting? 67 Feel unwell 68 Done through repetition 69 Crude ship 70 “I Am Woman” singer Helen 75 Breakfast spots 76 Golf club used for low shots
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You Look”
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lager
Feature of the Apple logo
Sedgwick who starred in Andy Warhol
*Flawlessly synced state
Govt.
of
Person who doesn’t feel erotic attraction, for
A giant one was taken on July 20, 1969
British ref. set
*Visual representation of integers
free (of)
tool, briefly
*Ancient clay soldier unearthed in
Apt name for a
at a
Rita who was a
One
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of
of
“Need You Tonight”
star of “Lupin”
action?
“Uh-huh”
for
Fill the tank
Russian pancake
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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 9 Answers on page 25 ACROSS 1 “Made You Look” rapper 4 “Terrible” czar 8 Hormuz, for one 14 Actress Ward 18 Hardly a pro 20 “Artemis” org. 21 Greedily amasses 22 Entanglement 23 Yemeni port city 24 Cannabis strain 25 *Sylvester Stallone
Lundgren feature 27 American light
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Apple logo 30
shorts 31
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onto
and Dolph
lager
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*Flawlessly synced state
short
Clung
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100 Sitting still
Awesome, in dated slang
Very early
Attire for some queens
Despise
Fruit used in gin 109 Small part of a yard
Type of chair named for its creator
115 *Did physical therapy on the water?
119 Secret supply
120 Spanish gold
121 Honolulu’s island
122 Ascended, as a rocket
123 On edge
124 Nine-digit fig.
125 Mardi ___
126 Renter
1 Neighborhood in NYC or London
2 Greek equivalent of Cupid
3 Common pickle flavor
4 Classic
5 Tease
6 This, that or the other
7 Further down?
8 Some members of Parliament
9 “You may be ___ something!”
10 Prefix with “thermal”
11 Cone-shaped corn snacks
12 “So much for that idea”
13 Subsequently
14 Area at a racetrack
15 Captivate
16 Martin Scorsese, for one 17 Important element in making a paper airplane
18 Drove, as cattle
24 Source of metal
25 St. Kitts and ___ (Caribbean country)
30 Campsite remnants
33 Totally off-base, informally
34 “You bet!”
35 Flabbergasted
37 Most likely to sunburn, maybe
38 Goes on and on
39 “My turn”
40 Motorola phone brand
41 Hide’s partner
42 Own up (to)
45 ___ Jean King (tennis legend)
46 Financial hostilities
49 More punchy, flavorwise
50 Symbol of control
51 “The One,” romantically
52 Humble
53 Civil rights pioneer Parks
54 Nights before 55 Alphabet area?
58 Contented sigh
61 Mantra chants
62 UFO pilots
63 Gainesville collegians
64 Midwestern slang word expressing surprise
65 College QB, stereotypically
66 Per item
67 “___girl!”
69 Actor Shepard of “Parenthood”
70 Willing to give it a go
73 Plant part
76 Follow, as at a job
78 They’re similar to similes
79 Sustenance
81 Against
82 Film unit
83 When the Battle of Normandy began
85 Cuban line dance
86 Tool used on maple trees
87 Jazz musician Baker
88 ___ California (Mexican state)
90 Type of drum
93 Most inclusive
94 Commercial fee
95 Alpaca cousins
96 Break down, as food
97 Debate after a debate
99 They sometimes come in blocks
102 Hello, in 121-Across
103 Doughnut shape
104 Actress and activist Ruby
107 Frat members
108 Feature of the Texas state flag
110 It’s most useful after being broken
111 Rock band Motley ___
112 Pump up
114 Reluctant to engage
116 Tail ... or one with a tail
117 Org. awarding the Grey Cup
118 Flamenco dancer’s cry
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Brain Games 10 Friday, March 8, 2024 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 10 Universal Crossword FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 10 Universal Crossword Answers on page 26 FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024 ACROSS 1 “Laughter in the Rain” singer Neil 7 Online journal 11 Comedic act 14 Princess in the Mario franchise 19 Starting point 20 Solo 21 “Not again!” 22 Harden (to) 23 *Got a piercing? 26 Home run, slangily 27 Home to the Nobel Peace Center 28 Mulligan 29 Justice Kagan 31 Lake near Las Vegas 32 Winter clothing option 35 Many Monopoly properties (Abbr.) 36 Partner in marriage 38 Tight undergarment 41 *Flambeed fondue? 43 Grp. for physicians 44 Experimental location 46 Simple tops 47 Christmas carol 48 *Result of giving Lightyear new batteries? 51 High-security clearance 56 Shopping jag 57 Let out 58 Word after “lost” or “fine” 59 Boost 60 Emotionless 62 ___ Claire, WI 63 “Can we talk, real quick?” 65 Worn out 68 *Extracted bargains at the mall? 71 Bit of pageant wear 72 French artist Henri 74 Used to be 75 Up-to-the-minute 77 Pawns on a chessboard, e.g. 78 Topmost figure 79 Anxiety about exclusion, for short 80 Listened to 84 One in a cast 87 *Sign at a nudist colony? 89 What a drawbridge might span 90 Loafer, for one 91 Unhappy 92 English breakfast, e.g. 93
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*Secured a loan with a first-edition Thoreau?
With jocularity
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105 Word with “tie” or “dye”
1 One of “the few, the proud” (Abbr.)
Russian paper whose name means “truth”
Hit the buffet line too hard, say
Name associated with a philosophical “razor”
Winter clock setting in NYC
It may be feathered ... or scaled
*“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all”?
Affleck of “Air”
Menu next to “File,” often
___ in the Boat” (2023 movie)
*“Chew on this”? 65 They’re above many hipsters
Dr. ___ (record producer)
One with a degree
*“Don’t have a cow”? 83 Some portfolio investments (Abbr.)
Towing org. 85 Jury member, perhaps
Convent member
*“You’re under arrest”?
Indian state
Us, south of the U.S.
Highlight ___
Newton’s describes inertia 100 Badgered
106 Protruding feature 107 Requested
108 *“Oh, it’s nothing”?
111 Country that borders 14 others
112 Gave one’s two cents
113 Song featuring multiple rappers
114 Having much attitude
115 Coupe alternatives 116 “Prolly”
1 Click of approval 2 A pie often has eight
3 Oman’s capital
4 Alicia Keys platinum album
5 Space 6 Stopover on a country road 7 Tazo competitor 8 To be, in Barcelona
Flower part
Issa of “American Fiction”
Big name in suits 12 Certain sweaters and tees 13 Make an impression? 14 Pictures at an exhibition, perhaps
Bogus burner 16 “As if!” 17 Worked on an assignment, perhaps
Crew
Cutting side
Payroll giant (Abbr.) 29 “Godzilla vs. ___” (2021 movie) 31 Hawaiian coffee region 32 Aerial mystery (Abbr.) 33 Animals used for truffle hunting 35 Simple superlative 37 See 42-Down 38 Actor Elba 39 Explosive stuff, for short 40 Fred’s wife on “I Love Lucy”
HVAC units 42 With 37-Down, South Beach squad
Double ___
Classic roadsters
Front sail 48 One, in Juarez
Mole that might get whacked?
Fiercely flings, in modern slang
Diminutive Spanish suffix
Senior’s companion
Chap 56 Chopped finely
Actress Merrill 59 Moneymaker 61 French author Georges 62 Overly ornate 63 Approximate weight of a dollar bill
Move fast
Battlefield lifesaver 66 Ancient Greek marketplace
Silently signal assent 68 Home theater features
Shock
Action film director John
English singer Adam
Gallery opening?
First, second or reverse
Imitates
Each
Peak period
89 “Be ___. Be very ___.” (tagline from “The Fly”)
90 Certain earth pigment
91 Roland-___ (French Open)
92 Something one doesn’t want to be given by their boss
93 Loathsome
94 Handled with care
97 Ditches
98 Strain
99 Florentine painter Fra Filippo ___
100 Sly designs
101 GarageBand runners
102 Workplace monitoring agcy.
103 Heads downhill
104 Suisse peak
106 ___ buco
Harness 78 Water color 80 Author Roald 82 Understand
108 The Sox, on scoreboards
109 “I’m Just ___” (song from “Barbie”)
110 Medium aptitude? (Abbr.) Answers on page
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see”? 25 Directly, in slang
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set
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hunt
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They’re busy in Apr.
“The
Viral internet sensation
skater Midori
Clorox cleaner
Cartoon explorer
Award show booty
Self-centered type
Make things right
Guileful
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Sudoku Puzzle
Sudoku Puzzle
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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
3 4
2 1 3 4
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Sudoku Puzzle
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
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number connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
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Players use crossword-style clues to ll in two-word phrases. But here’s the twist: the second word of each phrase is the rst word in the phrase that follows.
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PlayFour! is a puzzle involving eight clues, four across and four down. The four-letter answers can be names, abbreviations, acronyms, even prefixes. Answers can be more than one word.
PlayFour! is a puzzle involving eight clues, four across and four down. The four-letter answers can be names, abbreviations, acronyms, even prefixes. Answers can be more than one word.
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All the words listed below appear in the puzzlehorizontally, vertically, diagionally and even backward. Find them, circle each word and strike it off the list.
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