Puzzlebook - December 2023

D E C EMB E R

OOK B A Publication of The Daily Star ~ December 20, 2023

CELEBRATE THE Holidays WITH

Tired of cooking?

Family-style take-out available to go, every day!

Homemade Lasagna 1/2 Tray $60 – Feeds 4-6 people Full Tray $120 – Feeds 8-10 people

To order, call 607-544-1800

GET FESTIVE Snap, Crackle, HOP! Jan. 13 | 1pm Bed and Brew with the Inn Jan. 13 | 6pm Winter Beer Dinners Jan. 19 | 6pm

EVERY SUNDAY BRUNCH BINGO Brunch Menu & Beermosas

Now taking ONLINE orders!

2

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

Content for The Daily Star’s Puzzle Book provided by Metro Creative Services, Newspaper Toolbox and Tribune Content Agency, LLC

6254 County Road 32, Norwich, NY 13815

PHONE (607) 334-3633 Nights, Sundays & Holidays (607) 334-7970 www.reesemarshall.com email: info@reesemarshall.com

3

beginner Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mindbending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

PUZZLE 1

PUZZLE 2

PUZZLE 3

PUZZLE 4

PUZZLE 5

PUZZLE 6

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

4

5

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

Don’t be Puzzled Enjoy the Fun!

Located in Otego, New York FULLY INSURED • INSTALL & SERVICE www.actiongaragedoorsNY.com

CLAPPER

CONSTRUCTION, LLC

“Quality You Can Trust!”

Making your car look like a Gem is our business

HAVE FUN & ENJOY YOURSELF!

143 Main St Worcester, NY

40 Years of Experience

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE ROOFING INDUSTRY

F U L LY I N S U R E D · F R E E E S T I M AT E S

Located in Otego, New York

www.clapperconstructionNY.com

Call Joe at 518-598-6523

607-434-1512

The Artisans’ Guild 148 Main St. Oneonta • 607-432-1080 www.theartisansguildoneonta.com

The Hynes and Miller Funeral Homes

Serving Roxbury and Margaretville, New York & The Surrounding Areas

Don’t Be Puzzled Have Fun!!

Miller

53905 Main St., Roxbury (607) 326-7921

Hynes

48 Walnut St., Margaretville (845) 586-3475

6

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

Jim Jam’s

Pizza & More

We Now Serve We Boneless Now Serve Wings!!!

Wings!!!

95 East Worcester Worcester 95 Main Main Street, Street East (607) 397-4088 • (607)-397-4153 Wednesday and Thursday 12PM-8PM Friday and Saturday 12PM-9PM Dine-In, Takeout and Delivery within 15 Minutes.

7

intermediate Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mindbending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

PUZZLE 1

PUZZLE 2

PUZZLE 3

PUZZLE 4

PUZZLE 5

PUZZLE 6

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

8

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

HPOC SFIH

BYO SUPH TKNA TNXE

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

EHN IENN RIDP CLUK

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

LEHP

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

OHG

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Answer here:

OR

Print your answer here:

HELP CHOP FISH Jumbles: HOG Answer: The wind was perfect for flying a kite, so they had — HIGH HOPES

PUSH TANK NEXT Jumbles: BOY Answer: Mr. and Mrs. Burger named their daughter — PATTY

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

ONUN ATYS ONNO

RGU SUSF NIRK HTNU

NINE DRIP Jumbles: HEN Answer: What can you never eat for breakfast? — LUNCH OR DINNER

LUCK

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

AJR LACL ONSO LNWA

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

RDE

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME! ®

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Now you’re ready to solve today’s Jumble For Kids. Study the picture for a hint. Play around with the letters in the circles. You’ll find you can put them in order so that they make your funny answer.

Print your answer here:

Print your answer here:

Print answer here:

NOUN STAY NOON Jumbles: RED Answer: It can sometimes run, but it can’t walk. What is it? — YOUR NOSE

FUSS RINK HUNT Jumbles: RUG Answer: The Jumble cartoon with the elephant, car and tree featured — TRUNKS

CALL SOON LAWN Jumbles: JAR Answer: She got four strikes in a row and was — ON A ROLL

A

9 PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

2 1

PUZZLE 2 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 1 ANSWERS

3

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

4

PUZZLE 4 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 3 ANSWERS

10

Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mindbending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

PUZZLE 1

PUZZLE 2

PUZZLE 3

PUZZLE 4

PUZZLE 5

PUZZLE 6

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

11

advanced

Q:

trees so bad at sewing?

A: They always drop their needles!

Which two are exactly alike?

Help the Mama bear find her little cub.

START

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

COMPLETE EACH GRID WITH THESE SIX SYMBOLS. Symbols can only appear once in each line, once in each column and once in each box of six squares.

Each box of six squares is marked by darker lines.

Some symbols are already included in each box to help you get started. Don’t forget: a symbol can’t be repeated in the same line, column or box.

FINISH

ANSWER: 2 AND 8

ANSWER

Which two are exactly alike?

1

2

4

5

6

ANSWER: 1 AND 6

3

COMPLETE EACH GRID WITH THESE SIX SYMBOLS. Symbols can only appear once in each line, once in each column and once in each box of six squares.

Each box of six squares is marked by darker lines.

Some symbols are already included in each box to help you get started. Don’t forget: a symbol can’t be repeated in the same line, column or box.

ANSWER

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

12

Kids’ corner

FINISH

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 953

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 954

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

11. Beef dish 19. Highly curious 21. “Rosemary’s ____” 22. Unit of farmland 24. Command to Fido 25. Toll 27. Unmannered 29. Pastry topping 30. Proves human 31. Negative votes 33. Wiggly fish 35. Doll’s cry 38. Give as a gift Copyright © 2018, Penny Press 40. Corroded ACROSS 54. Sit for a photo 41. Rib 29. “Eight ____ Out” 1. Take it on the 55. Less than dos 43. Netting ____ 44. World’s fair, 32. Irish accent 56. Sacred e.g.

4. Type of 34. Photographer’s 57. Floors market 58.

Come to a 45. Mr. need close 8. Horned Armstrong 36. Affirmative snakes vote 47. Hair tints 12. Bubbly brew 37. Young society DOWN 49. Healthy place 1. Youngster 13. Fruit peel woman 51. Columnist 2. Great boxer 14. Water vehicle 39. “____ King Landers 3. Relics Live” 15. Hard to see 52.

Physique, 4. Toad’s 40. Rent again 16. Aboard for short relative 17. Santa’s time 42. Young woman 5. Steamship 43. Food list 18. Gung-ho 6. Snare 46. Enclosed 20. Gush 7. Chaos automobile 21. Explosive 8. Chasm 48. 24th letters noise 9. Chicken 49. Don’t leave!

23. Grates noodle, e.g.

26. Leading man 50. Shoot the 10. “A Whiter Shade of breeze 28. Apple or ____” 53. Sputter blueberry

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

PUZZLE NO. 954

8. Scads 9. Later 10. “Blue ____ Shoes” 11. Appeals 19. Bizarre 21. Middle or Far 22. This girl 23. Coolidge’s nickname 24. Leatherworker’s implement 25. Wise man 28. Word in a threat 29. Tide or key 31. Sensible 34. Copy 35. Friend 36. Call it quits Copyright © 2018, Penny Press 38. Helped 26. Hem’s 52. Woe is me!

ACROSS 39. Deli loaf partner 1. Lessens 56. Stately tree 41. Transform 27. Postpones 5. Grasp 57. On an ____ 42. String 30. Additions to keel 9. What bit instrument houses Cleopatra 58. Hired vehicle 43. Opponent 32. Ship’s 12. Part of 59. Beam 45. Wrathful register speech 60. Colors 47. Corrals 33. Measuring 13. ____ and 61. Observer 50. Clinging vine device void 51. Last letter 37. Reply 14. Animal’s coat DOWN 40. Cooking 53. Put 15. Tale 1. Printers’ utensil 54. Woodconcerns 16. Qualified 41. Broad street chopping tool 2. Tropical 17. Boston ____ 44. Give way 55. Lancelot’s constrictor Party 46. Makeup item title 3.

Pester 18. Use an oar 47. Miles ____ 4. Growl 20. Down-andhour out 48. Stocking tip 5. Chew 22. Burn with 6. Polish 49. Small, liquid 7. Off one’s medium, feed 25. Gapes or large

13

PUZZLE NO. 953

14

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

PUZZLE NO. 955

Copyright © 2018, Penny Press

33. Long timespan 60. Vegas ACROSS 1. Injury’s mark 34. Foamy machine 5. Brass horn 36. Move with 61. Cub groups oars 9. Short drink 12. Bagel feature 37. Negative DOWN responses 13. Type of exam 1. Oxford or 39. “Bird on a 14. Debate side loafer ____” 15. Breakfast 2. Persuade 40. Itch flakes 3. Choir 41. Dog shelter 16. Remove member 43. Craze fasteners 4. Breather 46. Motto 17. Charged particle 51. Poet’s output 5. Football goal 18. Strange 52. Grade 6.

Large 20. Humorous 55. Stir coffeepot 22. Maps 56. Morning mist 7.

Defective 25. Tango number 57. Pride member 8.

Overhead 28. Boundary 58. Release 9. Revolve 59. Dangerous 29. Sound curve 10. Golf club reverberation

11. “The Red ____” 19. Glazes 21. Function 23. Encore!

24. Symbolize 25. Bo Derek’s number 26. Court 27. ____ for the road 30. Have a bawl 31. Tilling tool 32. ____ up to (admit) 35. Shriek 38. Go down the slopes 42. Titled British men 43. Pie a la ____ 44. Fruit beverages 45. Latest information 47. Had obligations to 48. Tag, e.g.

49. Similar 50. Fish snares 53. Be sick 54. As well

PUZZLE NO. 956

10. Theory 11. Jumble 17. Bratwursts and wieners 19. Most transparent 22. Hooray!

23. Fear 24. Cheery 25. “The Catcher in the ____” 26. Cut the lawn 27. Toward the stern 28. Muck 29. Be human 32. Many 35. Proclaimed Copyright © 2018, Penny Press noisily 37. Where some 23. Consent 53. Coasted ACROSS students 1. Balls of 26. Rubdown 54. Foreign agent study cotton 30. Direction 55. Dummy 39. Drab 5. Immerse 31. Hawaiian briefly 40. Drenches greeting DOWN 8. Compete in a 33. Dedicated to 1. Twist 41. Oblong freestyle 42. Sandwich 34. Facial fringe 2. Away from 12. Got down mart the wind 36. Croc’s kin 13. Roaring 43. Plumber’s 3. Channel Twenties, e.g. 38. Said yes concern changer 39.

Coming-out 14. Baseball’s 44. Golden-rule girl 4. Band of word Boggs color 40. Bubbly drinks 45. Plunk 15. Back part 43. Cause turmoil 5. Rot 46. Sort 16. Bouquets in 6. Golf-bag 48. Prosperous 18. Bird with a item 47. Upset pouch periods 7.

Normal 49.

Nothing but 20. Regions 8. Hordes 50. Whiten 21. Wield 51. Poke resident 9. Minimum 22. Sugarcane ____ 52. Overhead product

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 955

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 956

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

15

SUDOKU BEGINNER PUZZLE 1 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 2 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 4 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 5 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 6 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 3 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 4 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 5 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 6 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 3 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 4 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 5 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 6 ANSWERS

SUDOKU INTERMEDIATE PUZZLE 1 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 2 ANSWERS

SUDOKU ADVANCED PUZZLE 1 ANSWERS

PUZZLE 2 ANSWERS

HOLIDAY BAKING WORD SEARCH ANSWERS

DECK THE HALLS WORD SEARCH ANSWERS

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

PUZZLE 3 ANSWERS

PUZZLE BOOK - THE DAILY STAR | DECEMBER 20, 2023

16