THE REC ROOM Crossword
“DOUBLE CONCERNING”
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.
O X
G E L D
M A P
The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:
“Few things are harder to put up with than ________.” —Mark Twain
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES
ACROSS 1. Serving of iceberg lettuce 6. “And ___ Murder” (1940 John Dickson Carr mystery) 10. “Judas and the Black Messiah” grp. 13. King of the Lapiths in Greek mythology 14. “For nuthin’” 15. Start of an idea 16. Group that decides what successful searchers may keep? 19. James of R&B 20. Forest moon dweller of sci-fi 21. Every-man-for-himself donnybrook 22. “...?!” 24. Slice of pizza, frequently 25. Little blue bird brought to an ashram? 31. “The Hobbit” dragon 32. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” playwright 33. Sound installation artist Brian 36. World Series of Poker winner Hellmuth 37. Joyce Byers of “Stranger Things,” e.g. 38. Singer Malik 39. Our sun 40. Shiny coating 41. Reverend Jackson 42. Those giving up dictatorships? 45. Breakfast cereal fruit 47. Many moons ___ 48. “Let me clarify” 49. Bad place to end a drive 52. Great energy 56. Allusion to a sign at a rally? 59. Zeno’s home 60. Go goopy 61. Mouth-watering smell 62. Legal action 63. Act the rat? 64. Indy car racer Newgarden
DOWN 1. Bridal party 2. Maze goal 3. By ___ of (due to) 4. Bad beyond all infinite levels of badness 5. WSW’s opp. 6. Austin-based music/film festival 7. Other, to Oscar 8. Backbreaking journey 9. Accident-prone person 10. Achieve peace 11. “The Puzzling World of Winston ___” 12. “That’ll do for me” 15. “How dare you?” speaker Thunberg 17. Gas station? 18. Mic rocker 23. Greedy type 24. Utah city once called Sharon 25. An oz. has six 26. “Just some thoughts by yours truly,” briefly 27. Places where strings are attached on violins 28. She might dance all night 29. Gun-toting toon 30. Steak selection 34. Euronext : E.U. :: ___ : U.S. 35. Georges 37. Transitional word 38. Result of a pointless sporting event 40. Scumbags 41. Irish dance 43. Co-winner of Sports Illustrated’s 2020 Sportsperson of the Year 44. Package sealer 45. More ready to eat 46. “I can spot Brendan ___ away” 49. Genghis ___ (experimental metal/electronic act) 50. ___ Shah Pahlavi 51. Couple two three 53. Grandson of Adam 54. Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit maker 55. Dinner table section 57. Dress (up) 58. Howard’s best friend on “The Big Bang Theory”
“Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.” —Ogden Nash
27 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 20 / MAY 20, 2021 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY
©2021 Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com)
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