THE MYSTERY WORD

The Mystery Word for this issue: ASNSKC

Simply unscramble the letters, then begin exploring our ads When you find the correctly spelled word HIDDEN in one of our ads — enter at AugustaRx.com

ACROSS

1. Part of a pirate’s logo 6. Medic beginning 10. Cone dropper 14. Lofty nest 15. Money of Cambodia 16. An addict 17. Desert region of Israel 18. Not written 19. One of 18 in golf 20. Unity 22. Varies; disagrees

DIRECTIONS: Every line, vertical and horizontal, and all nine 9-square boxes must each contain the numbers 1 though 9. Solution on page 14.

32. Bell description

33. Noted Augusta burn survivor Shirley

35. Character famously played by Joanne Woodward

37. Belonging to us

40. Like a frozen lake

41. Soviet spacecraft

9.

10.

11.

12. Close

13. Energy units

21. Gannet or goose

23. Anti-aircraft fire

26. Augusta intro to 1-D 27. ____ Flu

28. The narrow tops of bottles

29. Daughter of Mariel (Hemingway)

31. Leisurely stroll (Literally, “step” in Spanish)

44. Small recess 46. Relating to the thigh 49. Local Army hosp.

Pertaining to skin

Relating to the nose

DIRECTIONS: Recreate a timeless nugget of wisdom by using the letters in each vertical column to fill the boxes above them. Once any letter is used, cross it out in the lower half of the puzzle. Letters may be used only once. Black squares indicate spaces between words, and words may extend onto a second line.

Solution on page 14.

Use the letters provided at bottom to create words to solve the puzzle above. All the listed letters following #1 are the first letters of the various words; the letters following #2 are the second letters of each word, and so on. Try solving words with letter clues or numbers with minimal choices listed. A sample is shown. Solution on page 14.