THE REC ROOM
Crossword “SPLOTCHED”
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Pearl’s Puzzle
Difficulty Level
★
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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters exactly once.
S I D E
G R U N T
The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:
“I believed in _______ a long time ago… all through the sixties I ______ everything.” —Bill Lee
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES
ACROSS 1. Apply the anesthesia 7. Statement no. 11. Government employee who blends into the background 14. In the last month 15. He ran a ship of foals 16. Miguel’s aunt 17. Big Apple attraction that makes you go, “Where’d the day go?” 20. Actress Dennings 21. Cross promotional thing 22. Strong urge 23. Shop holder 24. Wine holder 25. Two things to do with some “hair of the dog?” 30. “You got that ___, pal” 31. X in geometry 32. “Not when you can!” 34. Dry with a tea towel 35. “I agree and endorse” 37. 8-Down with Rumi’s face on it 38. “Killing ___” 39. Pavlova costume 40. See 62-Across 41. Small things that get jammed while making igloos? 45. Day worker 46. Speaker’s point 47. More artful 49. Peter ___ and John 51. Cote murmur 54. Evidence that somebody’s on hold? 57. Story line? 58. Jesus worked miracles here 59. Become unsteady 60. “Seen better” 61. Still life container 62. With 40-Across, they come covered in diamonds
DOWN 1. Coup for the Greek Freak 2. Philosopher Zeno’s town 3. F’s is almost 19: Abbr. 4. Home improvement letters 5. Putting on a broad face? 6. Easy-peasy 7. Against 8. See 37-Across 9. iPhone feature, for short 10. Jacksonville squad, for short 11. Be exceptionally rotten 12. Auto freshener smell 13. Talks, and talks, and will you shut up already, and talks... 18. Rich strain of weed 19. Not great, but not bad 23. Tomato’s spot 24. Campaign award 25. Take the wheel 26. Crocheting technique 27. Love to death 28. Three nos. after ten, say 29. Brainiacs, to haters 30. Belt org. 33. “That ___ unexpected!” 35. Shit load? 36. Juice judge 37. “Family Guy” mom 39. Co-writer of “The Lion King” musical 40. Psychologist with a famous box 42. Mayflower backbone 43. One on a pedestal 44. Tokyo hub 47. Counterfeit 48. Urban legends 49. “Va ___!” (“Okay” in Italian) 50. Vail lift, once 51. Kind of mileage for a car 52. Torts and Contracts student 53. Gruesome beastie 55. “Gonna pass, bro” 56. Frat party rental
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’...” —Alfred Tennyson
23 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 01 / JANUARY 7, 2021 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY
©2020 Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com)
Questions, comments or suggestions for our local puzzle guru? Email Pearl Stark at pearl@bendsource.com
