Lab
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GAMES 4 Answers on page 24 FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 6 8
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
Answers on page 24
March 6, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
Well-known people, and a hint to the homophones at the end of the starred clues’ answers
All Time Low or Paramore
Princess’s crown 48 ___ Taco (American fast-food chain) 49 Cook, like a tuna steak
50 *Pseudonym for American columnist Judith Martin 53 Asian island nation
Dot follower 58 Brand of single-serve coffee makers
62 Made, like a spiderweb
Bit of progress
Opus
Finish
Well-known people, and a hint to the homophones at the end of the starred clues’ answers
Trudge heavily
Ferocious
“Definitely!”
Droops
Like lemon pepper
Japanese piano brand
Split hairs?
whose fans are known as “ARMY”
Frequently, poetically
MARCH 7, 2025
86 Olive’s shape
Bull, in Spanish
Scallion, e.g.
Falcons, on scoreboards
The ___ (“For Your Love” band) 93 Punk offshoot
86 Olive’s shape 87 Bull, in Spanish
___ and Gomorrah
$$$-saving plan
Scallion, e.g.
Falcons, on scoreboards 91 The ___ (“For Your Love” band) 93 Punk offshoot
94 ___ and Gomorrah
98 “Stranger Things” actor Sean 100 Pizza by the ___ 101 Do ___ (atone) 105 Nickels, dimes, etc. 106 Dings on a car
Mob boss
97 $$$-saving plan
98 “Stranger Things” actor Sean
100 Pizza by the ___
108 Fifth, e.g., in NYC 110 ___-pie (sweetheart)
111 Indian melodic patterns
101 Do ___ (atone)
112 Designer Gucci
105 Nickels, dimes, etc.
114 PC giant
115 Hunter in the sky
106 Dings on a car 107 Mob boss
116 Florida-to-Maine rte.
108 Fifth, e.g., in NYC
117 Cut for a strip steak
110 ___-pie (sweetheart)
118 Diatribe
111 Indian melodic patterns
119 MRI, PET, etc.
112 Designer Gucci
120 Doles (out)
114 PC giant
121 :, in an analogy
115 Hunter in the sky
122 Photo shoot stance
116 Florida-to-Maine rte.
117 Cut for a strip steak
123 High-strung
118 Diatribe
119 MRI, PET, etc.
120 Doles (out)
1 Where kids might learn archery
121 :, in an analogy
37 Air___ (Apple tracker) 39 Some Swiffer products
77 Contract that may briefly give you an Edge
2 More authentic 3 Hinder
122 Photo shoot stance
123 High-strung
4 Difficult HS test
5 A few ... no, wait ... carbon dioxideabsorbing substance
6 Haight-___ (S.F. area)
“A Prayer for ___ Meany”
“Sure!”
Willing and ___
37 Air___ (Apple tracker)
Energy-boosting goos
78 Received ... no, wait ... valuable bar
79 Far from brazen
81 “Mayday!”
83 Peter out ... no, wait ... nutrition expert
84 Sovereign’s territories
1 Where kids might learn archery 2 More authentic 3 Hinder
7 Surname that rhymes with “wane” 8 Was unwell
4 Difficult HS test
5 A few ... no, wait ... carbon dioxideabsorbing substance
6 Haight-___ (S.F. area)
7 Surname that rhymes with “wane”
8 Was unwell
9 Green-light
9 Green-light 10 Community of creatives (like the group of six “trapped” in the bottom section of this puzzle) 11 “Born Free” author Joy 12 Crooked ... no, wait ... outdoor festival shelter
13 Stamp, like a document
Garb 15 Folk singer Pete
10 Community of creatives (like the group of six “trapped” in the bottom section of this puzzle)
11 “Born Free” author Joy
12 Crooked ... no, wait ... outdoor festival shelter 13 Stamp, like a document
Garb
Social media fads 19 Wicked person ... no, wait ... principle represented by the monkey Sezaru 20 Shopping aids ... no, wait ... sun visors, hoods, etc. 35 Parts of AirPods
Folk singer Pete
Social media fads
Wicked person ... no, wait ... principle represented by the monkey Sezaru 20 Shopping aids ... no, wait ... sun visors, hoods, etc.
35 Parts of AirPods
39 Some Swiffer products
“Ode on a ___ Urn”
Lowest craps roll
41 “A Prayer for ___ Meany”
42 “Sure!”
Grow older
44 Expected
Daily workout plan, e.g.
45 Willing and ___
52 Cupid’s counterpart
46 Energy-boosting goos
53 “___ Misbehavin’”
54 1/1000 of a gig
47 “Ode on a ___ Urn”
57 Lode load
48 Lowest craps roll
49 Grow older
59 Cenozoic, e.g.
66 Hairstyle for Dr. J
51 Daily workout plan, e.g.
68 Poi root
52 Cupid’s counterpart
53 “___ Misbehavin’”
70 Morning joe
71 Actor Sharif
54 1/1000 of a gig
57 Lode load
59 Cenozoic, e.g.
72 MISSING: “Memory Lost” photographer Nan
73 MISSING: “Flora” painter
66 Hairstyle for Dr. J
68 Poi root
74 Yucky smell
75 Dweeby type
70 Morning joe 71 Actor Sharif 72 MISSING: “Memory Lost” photographer Nan 73 MISSING: “Flora” painter 74 Yucky smell 75 Dweeby type
85 Low-end timekeeping instrument?
77 Contract that may briefly give you an Edge
89 Jabberwocky
78 Received ... no, wait ... valuable bar
92 Supportive garment
79 Far from brazen
95 Gas pump rating
“Mayday!”
96 Predicaments
83 Peter out ... no, wait ... nutrition expert
98 Address aggressively
99 Informant
84 Sovereign’s territories 85 Low-end timekeeping instrument?
101 Preppy tops
Jabberwocky
102 Go splitsville
Supportive garment
Gas pump rating
103 Chocolate source
Predicaments
104 Numbers such as 22 and 44
Address aggressively
107 MISSING: “Lobster Telephone” creator Salvador
Informant
109 MISSING: He designed costumes for Mata Hari
Preppy tops 102 Go splitsville
113
MISSING: “Bag Piece” creative Yoko
Numbers such as 22 and 44
114 MISSING: “Pagoda Fruit” sculptor Jean
MISSING: “Lobster Telephone” creator Salvador
MISSING: He designed costumes for Mata Hari
“Bag Piece” creative Yoko
“Pagoda Fruit” sculptor Jean
Laser tag sound
Khan of Khan Academy
Poke bowl tuna
Most tender 98 Blow off?
prize 26 Black Ops video game franchise, for short
off?
Term such as “brick-and-mortar store” or “meatspace”
Drift off? 29 Term such as “brick-and-mortar store” or “meatspace” 33 Big financial shift for a unicorn (Abbr.)
Big financial shift for a unicorn (Abbr.)
“Believe me now?”
“Believe me now?”
for short
Drift off?
Approves
29 Term such as “brick-and-mortar store” or “meatspace” 33 Big financial shift for a unicorn (Abbr.)
“Believe me now?”
Approves
Hard” villain Hans
___ Lingus
Distinctive
Romeo and Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”
Romeo and Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”
Hard”
57 Some coal heaters
Some coal heaters
58 State where the D-Backs play
State where the D-Backs play
The “D” of AED, for short
59 The “D” of AED, for short 60 Like a red lychee
Like a red lychee
___ Nguyen Dan (holiday)
61 ___ Nguyen Dan (holiday)
62 Hand off?
Romeo and Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”
Hand off?
57 Some coal heaters
103 Prefix with “skeleton” 104 Done for, or a breakfast food
___ Stadium (onetime D.C. venue)
for, or a breakfast food
Did a 180, say
108 Did a 180, say
Pick off?
109 Pick off?
“Color me impressed”
Blow off?
113 “Color me impressed” 114 Sport without pitchers
Prefix with “skeleton”
115 Event aka the Costume Institute Benefit
Done for, or a breakfast food
Krypton, argon, etc.
116 Krypton, argon, etc.
Did a 180, say
Pick off?
Ending for “trans” or “multi”
117 Ending for “trans” or “multi”
118 More crystal
“Color me impressed”
Activist Klenk
First word in “The Raven”
Krypton, argon, etc.
Metal in some old ceramic
Ending for “trans” or “multi”
National tree of Lebanon
“Skyfall” singer
Tiny role in “A Christmas Carol”?
Muddy place
Activist Klenk
Like some patches
Intoxicating
“I’m a very vocal pirate!”
Frees (of)
An oaf lacks it
First name on the most expensive basketball card ever sold
Cookie with a Limeade flavor
67 “___ So Fine” (Chiffons hit)
70 Bills no longer printed in Australia
71 Like some dive bars and bagels
Nut that’s often squirreled
58 State where the D-Backs play 59 The “D” of AED, for short
Like a red lychee 61 ___ Nguyen Dan (holiday) 62 Hand off?
72 Hydrogen or butane
67 “___ So Fine” (Chiffons hit)
“___ So Fine” (Chiffons hit) 70 Bills no longer printed in Australia 71 Like some dive bars and bagels 72 Hydrogen or butane 75 Taylor Swift’s sister album to “Folklore”
70 Bills no longer printed in Australia 71 Like some dive bars and bagels
75 Taylor Swift’s sister album to “Folklore” 77 Opera megastars 78 Lens cover? 80 Return, like love
Core belief
Hydrogen or butane
Hammer 83 Manages to shake 84 Spin off?
Taylor Swift’s sister album to “Folklore”
86 Wired workers (Abbr.) 87 Compadres 88 ___ Stadium (onetime D.C. venue)
Wasn’t fooling around
Fly-by-night creatures?
“El ___ Presidente” (1946 novel)
Read-a-thon grps. 41 World Sake Day’s mo.
NCAA hockey semis and finals
e-tron automaker
Pet’s energetic “condition” 47 Political corruption
Referee in Nintendo’s Punch-Out!!
Fly off the
Bronte protagonist Jane
___ on
In itself
Slender wire nails
Steel plow inventor John
Tied in ___ (confused)
Make merry
“Cool beans!”
Like a lit
Wired workers (Abbr.)
Thanksgiving’s
(Abbr.)
81 Thanksgiving’s day (Abbr.)
“Yeah, right!” sound
“Yeah, right!” sound
Political party member that sounds like a hairpiece
Political party member that sounds like a hairpiece
Restricted refrigerant
Restricted refrigerant
Take to task
Take to task
Unit of thyme
Unit of thyme
Prefix for “therapy”
Some, but not tons
Prefix for “therapy” 92 Some, but not tons 94 NAACP cofounder Ida B.
NAACP cofounder Ida B. ___ 95 In ___ (banished)
(banished)
Tabasco or Texas
Tabasco or Texas
Polynesian kingdom
“Titanic” actor Billy
“Titanic” actor Billy
Waze figs.
Set with a crisp image
NAACP cofounder Ida B.
The ___ (London Underground)
Ruler until 1917
Where a bud may hang? 111 Yukon or Sierra 112 “___ Canto” (2015 opera) Answers on page 26
Answers on page 26
until 1917 110 Where a bud may hang? 111 Yukon or Sierra 112 “___ Canto” (2015 opera) Answers on page 26
108 Tennis champ Swiatek
“You’re in our group!”
Stir-fry veggie
Difficult job ... such as each divided set of circled letters
Brush up on
Primped
“Star Trek” actor George
“Star Trek” actor George
Cuts in some skirts
Cuts in some skirts 123 Gave lip to
Certain lockscreen notification DOWN
One tablet, e.g.
Tauheed K. ___, aka 2 Chainz
1 One tablet, e.g. 2 Tauheed K. ___, aka 2 Chainz 3 Bombard with snowballs, say
Bombard with snowballs, say
Error’s partner
Respectful acknowledgment 6 Bench press muscle, for short 7 Singer-songwriter DiFranco
press muscle, for short
“Quite strange ...”
Church topper
Like an excited crowd
“___ Sequitur” (comic strip)
“___ Sequitur” (comic strip)
Got by
Got by
Branch of an organization
___ tai
Not engaged
Animal aka the Congolese giraffe
Director Anderson
Inuit
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh ___
Is, pluralized
Sci-fi’s Skywalker
Jewish rite
“___ Never Sleeps” (banking slogan)
Like a watch with hands
Zany
Abate
“What If?” genre, informally
Tempe sch.
Speedometer stat
Hello, in Sao Tome
VIPs who often have MBAs
Cain’s brother
Drove too fast 87 The ___ (feelings of attraction) 89 “2001: A Space Odyssey” villain
Certain woodwind players
Certain woodwind players 95 Indian or Atlantic
Indian or Atlantic 96 Social ___ (good manners)
96 Social ___ (good manners) 97 Starbucks size, or an Italian number
Starbucks size, or an Italian number
Onetime country in a Beatles hit
99 Onetime country in a Beatles hit 100 Digs for ore
Digs for ore
101 Game aka hoops
Game aka hoops 102 Car that’s an anagram of “Erica”
102 Car that’s an anagram of “Erica” 103 Fairy-tale villains
Fairy-tale villains
105 Receipt word below “tip”
105 Receipt word below “tip”
109 Ref. that added “sglods” in 2024 110 Counterfeit
111 Computer owner
112 Humorous sketch
114 Fashion designer Guo 115 Bit of butter
116 Some printers
117 A, in Toulouse 118 Guided
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
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.
THURSDAY, JULY 19,
2 1
2 1 3 4 THURSDAY, JULY 19,
3 4
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 2 1 3 4
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
March 6, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 13
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 6 5 7 8
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 6 5 7 8
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 13
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
MARCH 7, 2025
Complete the grid so that numbers 1 through the other circled FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
number connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
number connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Complete the grid so that numbers 1 through the other circled FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
number connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Complete the grid so that numbers 1 through the other circled FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 1 2 3 4
2 4
Answers on page 29
Answers on page 29
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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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 1 2 3 4
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
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.
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.
Answers on page 30
Answers on page 30
Answers on page 30
March 6, 2025
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 19
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 19
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 1 2 3 4
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 1 2 3 4
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
Thursday, March 6, 2025
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.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 1 2 3 4
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
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.
Answers on page 31
Answers on page 31
Thursday, March 6, 2025
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 5 6 7 8
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 5 6 7 8
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 5 6 7 8
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 21 Answers on page 31
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 21 Answers on page 31
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 BRAIN GAMES 21
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
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.
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.
MARCH 7, 2025 THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018
Thursday, March 6, 2025
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
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