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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
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ACROSS Explode Pretense; farce Word of disgust Do penance Lima’s nation Resound Idaho export, familiarly Overwhelms Swimming spot Sheep trimmers Rough; unrefined Twist in a hose Narrow valleys “We are not __”; rebuff to someone’s attempt at humor Talk out of Tyne Daly, to Tim Of the kidneys More recently purchased Leg joint Carvey & Delany Plunge headfirst Purse handle Annoyed VP __ Quayle Bank vaults Friendliest Moral; virtuous Unexceptional Crueler Round French cheese Uncommon Nimble Blunders Very excited Did a fall chore Sunbeams Actress Lange Frock
DOWN 1 Has __ in one’s belfry; mad 2 Ogden’s state 3 Learn by __; memorize
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Monday, February 23, 2015
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Whatever Tickles Your Fancy | Claire McCauley
4 Moves furtively 5 Jack Russell __; small dog 6 __ plug; engine starter 7 Chops down 8 “Roses __ red, violets...” 9 Oman’s capital 10 Fixed 11 Oak nut 12 The ones over there 13 Shoe bottoms 21 Finished 23 __ mitts; pot holders 25 Kick back 26 __ for; requests 27 After-dinner candy 28 Drug addict 29 Actress Claire 32 Belly button 34 Broad 35 Gabor and Longoria 36 Money for the landlord
Saturday’s Puzzle Solved
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52 __ firma; land 53 __ as an ape 54 Persistent attack 56 Farm harvest 57 Similar to 58 Pub orders 59 Cincinnati team 62 In the past
38 Opposite of difficulty 40 Man of the casa 43 Walk the floor 45 Throw away 48 Ms. Fawcett 50 Wild feline 51 Glowing coal
Sudoku This video shows all the trouble that happens when you let someone borrow your pen. Watch the video at bit.ly/1zxOn2t.
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