Distractions
FOR RELEASE APRIL 16, 2015 NorthernStar.info
THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
Crossword
ACROSS 1 Rescue 5 Uncomfortable indoor breeze 10 __ to; like 14 Kiln 15 Passenger 16 Crash __; ram 17 __ for oneself; receive no help 18 Calcutta, __ 19 Garlands 20 Surprise greatly 22 Slender cat 24 JFK’s Attorney General 25 “Casey __ Bat” 26 Cowboy’s rope 29 Pesky insect 30 __ legislation; make laws 34 Early guitar 35 Capture 36 Sierra Club’s concern 37 Years lived 38 Knocked out before surgery 40 TV’s Rather 41 Grassland 43 Forget-me-__ 44 Facial twitches 45 Carrying a gun 46 Goal; objective 47 Penniless 48 Black-andwhite mammal 50 Farrow or Sara 51 __ oneself; express worries to a confidant 54 Dogs 58 Cow comments 59 Leg bone 61 Long sandwich 62 Window glass 63 Build 64 British noble 65 Get rid of 66 Tries to find 67 Additionally DOWN 1 Couch 2 Pennsylvania and Fifth: abbr. 3 Express pentup frustration
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by Jacqueline E. Mathews
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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Pencilite Fallout | Vincent Dhan ,
Whatever Tickles Your Fancy | Claire McCauley
4 Sign one’s name to 5 Beverage 6 Orange peel 7 Find a sum 8 Full of spunk 9 Characteristic 10 Disease 11 Patella’s place 12 Ending for an inflammation 13 Schnoz 21 Eerie saucer, for short 23 __ of; before 25 Neighbor of Kosovo 26 Pack animal 27 Hole-making tool 28 Water vapor 29 Passing craze 31 Sound portion of a telecast 32 __ up; laugh heartily 33 Uptight 35 Just purchased 36 Hair covering
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38 Malt shop orders 39 Actor Hanks 42 Unseated 44 Windpipe 46 Think highly of 47 Brief life sketch 49 Memos 50 Castle trenches
51 AL and NL game officials 52 Ark builder 53 Femur or fibula 54 Choose 55 Get well 56 Goofs 57 Fly alone 60 Stinging insect
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