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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
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ACROSS Not as cuckoo Word of woe Rockwell’s paintings Go it __; shun assistance Cast a ballot Part of an envelope Derogatory comments “__ Sesame”; Ali Baba’s cry “Ready, aim, __!” Brief summary Blockbuster animated film Fibbed Injured Slender Drilled a hole Breather’s need Glowing coal Fannies Bit of bacteria Plato’s “S” Serving two purposes Valuable thing Yummy __ boots; footwear for Picabo Street Ambulance’s blaring device Tried out Contagious acute disease __ jockey; radio station personality Axis powers’ foes in WWII Unmarried man Nat King __ “If __ a Hammer” Ridiculous Copies Put in the mail Panorama __ away; left Small card Role player
Monday, November 30, 2015
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DOWN Mouth off Actress Sheedy Part of speech Register Interval of relief Steer clear of Cuts off Feasted __ citizen; oldster Insulted Epic by Homer Immense Drive too fast __ like; appears to be Actors’ signals Garden soil crawlers Long story Competes Blunders Started Fisherman’s hopes Smallest continent: abbr. __ back; recant
Saturday’s Puzzle Solved
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36 Went smoothly along a surface 38 Most unkempt 40 Garret 43 Scrabble piece 45 Jewish school 48 Defy; oppose 50 Picturesque 51 Colorful parrot
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Wed on the run Woody or Tim June honoree Cause of misery Final Hold __; keep Raise, as kids That woman
Sudoku
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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. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk
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SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S PUZZLE
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