Book of Puzzles October 2019 by Times Record

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CROSSWORDS, NUMBER PUZZLES, W ORD GAMES AND TRIVIA Premier Crossword............................ 3, 34, 35, 36, 37 Word Sleuth....................................................... 4, 6, 8 Thomas Joseph Crossword ............................... 5, 7, 9 Conceptis Sudoku ............................................. 10, 12 Point & Solve .................................................... 11, 13 Conceptis Multi-Sudoku ................................... 12, 14 Mega Maze.............................................................. 15 Wuzzles ....................................................... 16, 18, 20 Cryptoquip .................................................. 17, 19, 21 Hocus Focus ................................................ 22, 24, 26 Super Quiz .................................................. 23, 25, 27 Cryptoquote................................................. 28, 30, 32 Eugene Sheffer Crossword.......................... 29, 31, 33 Coloring Pages .......................... 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 Solutions ......................................................44, 45, 46, 47

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Premier Crossword

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By Frank A. Longo

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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.

CLUE LIST Madagascar Madake Madame Madcap Madder Maddox Madeira Madeline Madge Madison Madonna Madras Madrigal Madriu Madwort

CLUE LIST Adolph Back Cody Back drop Barani Fliffus Front Cody Half twist Jonah Miller Pike Seat drop Somersault Straddle Triffus Tuck

CLUE LIST Airship Amish Calendar Helium Maypole Mohawk Osaka Popular Realm Speculation Spinet Steak Teriyaki Transparent Yellow

CLUE LIST Airline Beeline Decline Downline Guyline Hemline Hotline Incline Online Outline Praline Saline Skyline Spline Towline

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THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Blocks 5 Producers’ worries 10 Tooth part 11 Waste an opportunity 12 Visitor to Siam 13 Garland’s frequent co-star 14 Deteriorates 16 Saves for later, maybe 20 Go to 23 Common verb 24 Be miserly 25 Smith’s place 27 Curator’s concern 28 Congress has two 29 Proves 32 Refrains from interrupting 36 Finn’s friend 39 First name in jazz 40 Music award 41 Addition column 42 Car quartet 43 Enjoy the tub

THOMAS JOSEPH

DOWN 1 Tie 2 First-rate 3 Poet Van Duyn 4 First-string player 5 Bakery need 6 Pillages 7 Possess 8 Diner dessert 9 Pig’s digs 11 Wide 15 Dispatch 17 Galley need 18 Spur on 19 Golfer’s supply 20 Role for Peck 21 Went fast 22 “Toodle-oo!” 25 Tea time 26 Beginnings 28 Ancient 30 Limerick part 31 Appears 33 Bread spread 34 Radius partner 35 To-do item 36 Corp.’s superior 37 Tycoon Onassis 38 Child’s card game

ACROSS 1 Diamond side 6 Elevate 11 Clear sky 12 Radio station sign 13 Radiated 14 Eccentric 15 Short time 16 Relatives 18 One, for Juan 19 — Lanka 20 Terminate 21 Washed out 23 Michener book 25 One of Jo’s sisters 27 Part of RSVP 28 Milking seat 30 Fancy ﬂower 33 Pollen collector 34 Empty talk 36 Crumb carrier 37 New enlistee 39 Courtroom oath 40 Theater worker 41 Moved carefully 43 Brief job 44 Getting on 45 Aspirations 46 “The Full —”

DOWN 1 Come clean 2 Goddess of wisdom 3 Cookie choice 4 Poet’s contraction 5 Hard journeys 6 Sticks 7 Burden 8 Cookie choice 9 Temptresses 10 Pollster’s ﬁnd 17 NYC subway 22 Punk rock offshoot 24 Noon, on a clock 26 Dairy case buys 28 Handles 29 Composer Francis 31 Start a new paragraph 32 Primly pompous 33 Salon tool 35 Calliope need 38 Painter Magritte 42 In the past

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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.

CLUE LIST Almanac Amana Armando Commander Demands Humanly Mismanage Omani Permanent Romance Romania Romanov Tasmanian Unmanly Womanly

CLUE LIST Blacklist Finalist Herbalist Idealist Listed Listen Listeria Liston Loyalist Novelist Panelist Populist Specialist Stylist Vocalist

CLUE LIST Badger Barn owl Bat Beaver Cougar Cricket Dingo Kiwi Leopard Mink Ocelot Opossum Raccoon Skunk Tiger

CLUE LIST Around Away Ballistic Bananas Belly up Fish Fly a kite For it Outdoors Over Steady To pieces To sleep To town Under

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THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Folded food 5 Moroccan city 10 Steer clear of 12 Musical drama 13 Ambulance announcer 14 Even a little 15 Mineo of movies 16 Warning color 18 Kickoff aid 19 Like some clocks 21 Moral no-nos 22 Code of behavior 24 Debonair 25 Sudden drops 29 Turn down 30 “Hold on ...” 32 Massage 33 Curved path 34 Sea dog 35 Men of Medina 37 Tickle pink 39 Nebula makeup 40 Calendar markings 41 Freezing rain 42 Hotel units

THOMAS JOSEPH

DOWN 1 “Suburgatory” girl 2 Fly high 3 Spot for some lemons 4 Pindar poem 5 Map line 6 Gifted 7 “Scram!” 8 Francis of game shows 9 Yarns 11 Singer Iglesias 17 Peru neighbor 20 Rapper Elliott 21 Canyon of comics 23 Demonstrated 25 Kind of network 26 Ready to come home 27 Fancy home 28 Ready for the show 29 Pulls 31 Salad green 33 Helper: Abbr. 36 Worker, for one 38 Research site

ACROSS 1 Mealtime protectors 5 Trips around the track 9 “The Devil and Daniel Webster” writer 10 Out doors 12 Soup server 13 Italian seaport 14 Boxing combo 16 Screw up 17 Victories 18 Broadway’s “— Game” 21 Tennis need 22 Ever so 23 Lubricated 24 Tremors 26 Nap site 29 Like some treasures 30 Chess turn 31 Clumsy one 32 Global line 34 Diver’s gear 37 Smart — (wise guy) 38 Ohio city 39 Track contests 40 Wow ’em at the comedy club 41 Nile serpents

DOWN 1 Freshman’s cap 2 Start a new paragraph 3 Karate levels 4 Hearty dish 5 Chair part 6 Chopping tool 7 Gland in the brain 8 Blustery 9 Like some glass 11 Mystery writer Woods 15 Luxurious 19 A long time 20 One of the Clampetts 22 Walk in the woods 23 Sturdy tree 24 Bad doctors 25 Roll out 26 Tender of nursery rhyme sheep 27 Kicks out 28 Liner parts 29 Slugger Sammy 30 Lawn pests 33 Hindu hero 35 Big snake 36 Some amount of

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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.

CLUE LIST Agassi Barkley Bonds Bryant Foreman Garnett Ibanez Jordan Messier Pujols Ripken Shaq Ventura Youkilis Zidane

CLUE LIST Dolphin Elephant Graph Joseph Orphan Phantom Phase Pheasant Phobia Phone Photo Physics Triumph Trophy Typhoon

CLUE LIST Alexander Bruno Casimir III Catherine Cnut Cyaxares Cyrus Darius Frederick Hanno Herod Hugh Mangrai Odo Peter

CLUE LIST Bedford Buckingham Cambridge Derby Devon Gloucester Hertford Monmouth Oxford Shrop Stafford Warwick Wilt Worcester York

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DOWN 1 Living room ﬁxture 2 Burden

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THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Ditties 6 Blessed event 11 Ryan of “Paper Moon” 12 Sun Valley setting 13 Lavishing with attention 15 Blockhead 16 Fido’s foot 17 Long, long time 18 Ark measure 20 Like some beer 23 Prison camp 27 Lowly worker 28 Secluded valley 29 Bar mixer 31 Pluck 32 Lesson giver 34 Masseur’s workplace 37 Saloon 38 Museum topic 41 Disregarding 44 Zodiac ram 45 Battery end 46 Gasp, say 47 Full of info

THOMAS JOSEPH

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 30 31 33 34 35 36 38 39 40 42 43

Lawman Eliot Empty talk Goof Muckety-muck Wedding words Gushing review Kojak’s ﬁrst name Rhino feature Arrest “Be quiet!” Henry VIII’s house Make a choice Fresh: Preﬁx Hauler’s unit Indulgent Boxing great “Golly!” Braque or Picasso Actor Freeman Shoe hue Rigging support Whittle down Tibet setting Swear Some wines Deuce beater Min. part Low digit

ACROSS 1 Digestive aid 7 “— ﬁrst you don’t ...” 11 Tooth layer 12 Fancy bash 13 Diamond stats 14 Manual reader 15 Skilled in 17 Ump’s call 20 Having the advantage 23 In the style of 24 “Les Joueurs de Cartes” painter 26 Set ablaze 27 Verb for you 28 Groom’s answer 29 Singer Gloria 31 Habit inhabitant 32 Newsman Kroft 33 Historic times 34 Like Russian dolls 37 Goatee setting 39 Beautiful boy 43 Pop’s sister 44 Undo, in a way 45 Cribbage needs 46 Cleopatra’s love

DOWN 1 Haddock’s home 2 Tiny laborer 3 Research site 4 Mirror sight 5 White House power 6 To boot 7 Tropical lizard 8 Snapping or buckling 9 Brewpub product 10 Mariner 16 Eggs buy 17 Store events 18 Celeb roster 19 Like most desserts 21 Excessive 22 Lowly workers 24 Casual eateries 25 Historic time 30 History, essentially 33 Take as one’s own 35 Scarlett’s home 36 Eve’s home 37 Upper limit 38 Shade 40 “The Matrix” hero 41 McKellen of “The Hobbit” 42 Cunning

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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once

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Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself. Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.

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Sudoku Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various conďŹ gurations. The grids may be Classic Sudoku or a mix of different Sudoku variants. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself. Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.

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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

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Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: B equals N

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: B equals O

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: C equals E

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals P

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: W equals S

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals F

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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: L equals G

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: W equals M

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals P

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals S

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: K equals R

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: X equals L

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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: N equals L

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals O

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Z equals T

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: G equals P

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: H equals Y

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Hocus Focus

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Cryptoquote

AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W

One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.

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CROSSWORD

EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Snapshot 6 America’s uncle 9 Go back 12 Dawn 13 Pirouette pivot 14 “7 Faces of Dr. —” 15 Foolish 16 Current 18 Use mouthwash 20 Stirred 21 Service charge 23 Exist 24 Nervous 25 Screws up 27 Point of view 29 Horseradish cousin 31 Medal earners 35 Mottled mount 37 Break suddenly 38 Went on all fours 41 Kreskin’s claim 43 Have a go at 44 In the pink

EUGENE SHEFFER

45 Daughter of Muhammad 47 Oppressive 49 Danger 52 [Uncorrected] 53 Work with 54 Skip a sound 55 Superlative ending 56 Roulette bet 57 Rose DOWN 1 Tire pressure stat 2 Barbarian 3 Asian wild asses 4 With 46-Down, cheese-topped sandwich 5 Phantom’s bailiwick 6 “Hot” 7 Top-rated 8 “Family Guy” daughter 9 “Cats” inspirer 10 Money lenders

11 17 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 36 38 39 40 42 45 46 48 50 51

One over par Deed holders Wheat or rye A handful Geological period Brewery product Demolitions specialist Specter Morsel Easternmost Great Lake Corn spike Agent Ribbed Opted for Indian royals Vote in They’re calling Danny Boy Blend together See 4-Down “— American Cousin” Altar afﬁrmative Started

ACROSS 1 Macbeth’s title 6 Hot dog side dish 11 Tar 12 Bay windows 14 Mr. Ed’s owner 15 President Woodrow — 16 Suitable 17 Aristocratic 19 Pair 20 Fishing need 22 U.K. ﬂiers 23 Ball of yarn 24 Gold-ﬁnger? 26 Copious oil wells 28 Water barrier 30 Mainlander’s memento 31 Outstanding 35 Kitchen lure 39 Apiary house 40 Tease 42 Strait-laced 43 Commotion

44 Olympian’s award 46 Mound stat 47 Infamous middle name 49 “Die Hard” star 51 Taxed 52 Loud sounds 53 Fight 54 Villain’s look DOWN 1 Taiwan’s capital 2 Having a handle 3 Priestly garment 4 It may be a proper subject 5 Slip-up 6 Cereal quantity 7 Canal of song 8 Have a bug 9 Get snug and cozy 10 Not as fast

11 Honey bunch? 13 Hemingway’s “The — of Kilimanjaro” 18 Satchel 21 Tureen accessory 23 Tweet 25 7-Down’s mule 27 Red or Black 29 Copes 31 Wrap 32 Neatens (up) 33 Develop 34 Disencumber 36 Threatening conclusion 37 More like a mud pit 38 Accumulate 41 Sunrises 44 Encounter 45 Narnia’s Aslan, e.g. 48 DIY buy 50 Perjurer’s pronouncement

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Cryptoquote

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41 Paving gunk 42 Pump up the volume 45 Scandinavian city 46 Rodgers/ Hammerstein show 48 Radiate 49 Diving bird 50 Soy paste 51 Stitched 52 Sch. org. 53 Wan

16 Towel designation 20 Joke 21 Bernstein/ Comden/Green show 22 Joker 23 Army rank (Abbr.) 24 Japanese sash 25 18-wheeler 26 Prickly plant part 27 Actress Gardner 28 Jewel 29 Kreskin’s claim 31 Apiece 34 “The Way” in China 35 Poi base 37 Anorak 38 Swine 39 Capri, for one 40 Oxen’s burden 41 Lacking slack 42 Unrepaired 43 Netting 44 Tactic 46 Upper limit 47 Ms. Thurman

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EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Cookie container 4 Pen point 7 Castle protector 11 Quite eager 13 Bobby of hockey lore 14 Ames’ state 15 Curtain-like membranes 16 Name in China’s history 17 Masticate 18 Extemporize 20 19th Hebrew letter 22 Arrest 24 Stay informed 28 Waistband material 32 Aircraft 33 Mary’s pet 34 Twitch 36 Helper 37 Prom-goers’ rides 39 Desert 41 Mall units

EUGENE SHEFFER

43 Droop 10 44 Solemn pledge 46 Border 12 shrubbery 50 — En-lai 19 53 Be sick 21 55 Lounge 23 56 Ladder step 25 57 Doctor’s due 26 58 Individuals 27 59 “Why not?” 60 Med. approval 28 agcy. 29 61 Witness 30 31 DOWN 35 1 Coffee 2 Elderly 38 3 Hot dog holder 40 4 — de plume 5 Mideastern 42 nation 45 6 Stream 47 7 “Pieta” artist 48 8 Reaction to 49 ﬁreworks 50 9 Emotion 51 eliciting 52 8-Down 54

Caught sight of, to Tweety “Blue Boy” artist Cudgel Energy Morsel Settled a bill Loosen Hammerhead part Right angles Cafe au — Bullets et al. U.S. spy org. Letterman’s network Sailor’s domain “That feels so good!” Workers Hastened Puts on Merriment Otherwise Weep Coloration — budget Meadow

ACROSS 1 “Grand” 5 Possessed 8 Notoriety 12 Perukes 13 Crib 14 Addict 15 Rodgers/ Hammerstein show 17 Night light? 18 Get a glimpse of 19 Type measures 20 Chews away (at) 21 Sphere 22 Method 23 Podiatrist’s concerns 26 Porter’s burden 30 Last write-up 31 Boxer 32 Currier’s partner 33 Smoker’s gadget 35 “Lady and the —” 36 Listener 37 Crony 38 Aware of

DOWN 1 Pairs 2 Trudge through the woods 3 Look lecherously 4 G8 nation 5 Test ban subject 6 Intentions 7 Genetic stuff 8 Styne/Merrill show 9 Drifting 10 Cat call 11 Sea ﬂock

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Cryptoquote

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EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Swindle 5 Poke 8 Elliptical 12 Arm bone 13 Acapulco gold 14 Arrived 15 Resilience 17 Former New York archbishop 18 Legislative group 19 Memorizes 21 Ph. bk. data 22 Sicilian spouter 23 Scarlet 26 Vigor 28 Depend (on) 31 Item on stage 33 Bro or sis 35 Teen’s woe 36 Haggard or Travis 38 Prized possession 40 “Eeeww!” 41 Uncategorized (Abbr.) 43 Last letter in London

EUGENE SHEFFER

45 Shed 47 Advance 51 “Money — everything” 52 Zest 54 Air speed measure 55 Old French coin 56 Hammer part 57 Purchases 58 Away from WSW 59 Being, to Brutus DOWN 1 Long sandwiches 2 Hint 3 Soon 4 Worshipper of Quetzalcoatl 5 Family to keep up with 6 Curve 7 “Britain’s Got Talent” phenom Susan 8 Micro-, Mela-, and Polynesia

9 Charge against a squatter 10 “— for All Seasons” 11 Camera part 16 On 20 Biblical verb suffix 23 Spinning stat 24 Before 25 Sleeping state 27 Glutton 29 Wildebeest 30 “A mouse!” 32 Columns’ bases 34 Game akin to pinochle 37 Superlative ending 39 Carte 42 Thicket 44 Curtain 45 Branch 46 Birthright barterer 48 Change for a five 49 Dogfight participants 50 Unit of force 53 Charged bit

ACROSS 1 Church section 5 Gangster’s girlfriend 9 GPS forerunner? 12 Contemptible 13 Met melody 14 Expert 15 Grand 17 Scooted 18 Baltimore athlete 19 Luxurious fabric 21 Rocky Balboa’s greeting 22 Native New Zealander 24 Lowers the lights 27 Proscription 28 Make a sweater 31 Historic time 32 Table scrap 33 Id counterpart 34 Zinger 36 Anat. or biol. 37 Fermi’s bit 38 Nothing

16 “Xanadu” band, for short 20 Clumsy craft 22 Parade 23 Opposed 24 Society newbie 25 401(k) alternative 26 Almond confection 27 Variety of 2-Down 29 “Where did — wrong?” 30 Huck’s pal DOWN 35 Baby’s cover-up 1 Magazine 37 Off contents 39 Lousy car 2 Orchard fruit 3 Ganges garment 40 “Born in the —” 4 Representatives 41 Raised 5 Guy 42 Assess 6 Plata partner 43 Census 7 Lucy of statistics “Elementary” 44 Anger 8 Cow catcher 45 Unsigned 9 Strict (Abbr.) disciplinarian 46 Dregs 10 “Super-food” 49 Lawyers’ org. berry 11 Teller’s partner 50 Burgle 40 My group 41 Money under the table 43 Star-related 47 Knock 48 Bread spread 51 Greek H 52 Reed instrument 53 Lotion additive 54 Lair 55 Collars 56 Longings

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BETWEEN TRULY FUNNY SATIRE AND DOWNRIGHT AWFUL LAMPOONS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREAT DIS-PARODY.

OLD TUNE FROM A MUSICAL ABOUT A LARGE FELLOW WHO CONSTANTLY MAILS LETTERS: “HEY, BIG SENDER.”

WHEN THEY ENGAGED IN LOUD REVELRY ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, IT WAS VERY MUCH A CAROUSEL CAROUSAL.

IF A FAMOUS ACTRESS CAME DOWN WITH MANY THROAT INFECTIONS, WOULD PEOPLE CALL HER MERYL STREP?

THAT FELLOW IS OUT IN A PUBLIC PLACE BEGGING FOR BLUEPRINTS. WOULD YOU SAY HE’S PLAN-HANDLING?

ICELANDIC SEA-ARM FEATURE NAMED AFTER A FAMOUS “RETURN OF THE JEDI” ACTOR: HARRISON FJORD.

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WHEN THE TWO ANTENNAS MARRIED, THE CEREMONY WAS PRETTY DREARY, BUT THE RECEPTION WAS SUPERB.

BECAUSE THE PRIEST PURCHASED A VERY PRICEY ROBE, ONE COULD CALL IT A VESTMENT INVESTMENT.

THE SKY IS THAT BEAUTIFUL OLD PARCHMENT IN WHICH THE SUN AND THE MOON KEEP THEIR DIARY. — ALFRED KREYMBORG

HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT GUY WHO SWIPED MY OFFICE CALENDAR? HE GOT TWELVE MONTHS.

WHEN A NOTABLE CARTOON DOG WAS ABOUT TO BE BORN, DID A REALLY BIG HEADLINE SAY “SCOOBY DUE”?

BECAUSE I’M GIVING AN APE A PIGGYBACK RIDE, I RECKON I REALLY HAVE A CHIMP ON MY SHOULDER.

A CHILD WHO DOES NOT PLAY IS NOT A CHILD, BUT THE MAN WHO DOES NOT PLAY HAS LOST FOREVER THE CHILD WHO LIVED IN HIM AND WHO HE WILL MISS TERRIBLY. — PABLO NERUDA

ONE COULD IMAGINE THAT ALL MAIL SENT AMONG GHOSTS MUST GO THROUGH THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

AN APOLOGY IS THE SUPERGLUE OF LIFE. IT CAN REPAIR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. — LYNN JOHNSTON

CLASSIC SONG ABOUT A ONCE-VIRTUOUS PERSON AND HIS RAPID FALL FROM GRACE: “SAINT MISBEHAVIN’.”

VERY FAMOUS BROADWAY CLASSIC ABOUT A BEAGLE WHO LOVES BELTING OUT TUNES: “THE HOUND OF MUSIC.”

THE STAGE SCENE’S REAR PANEL MAY NOT BE THE FINAL DESIGN. THINK OF IT AS A TEMPORARY SET BACK.

WHEN THAT BUTLER FELLOW LECTURED SCARLETT O’HARA, IT WAS USUALLY ONLY A BUNCH OF RHETT-ORIC.

THERE’S NOTHING TO MATCH CURLING UP WITH A GOOD BOOK WHEN THERE’S A REPAIR JOB TO BE DONE AROUND THE HOUSE. — JOE RYAN

WHEN A DOG PAYS TO GET REGULAR MEALS AND LODGING SOMEWHERE, IT’S PROBABLY A BOARDER TERRIER.

IF YOU ADD FUNDS TO YOUR VARIOUS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, I RECKON YOU’LL BE FILLING IN THE BANKS.

WE ALL LIVE UNDER THE SAME SKY, BUT WE DON’T ALL HAVE THE SAME HORIZON. — KONRAD ADENAUER

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WE ARE LIKE BUTTERFLIES WHO FLUTTER FOR A DAY AND THINK IT IS FOREVER. — CARL SAGAN

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EFFORT ONLY FULLY RELEASES ITS REWARD AFTER A PERSON REFUSES TO QUIT. — NAPOLEON HILL

WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET WE HAVE THE POWER TO RUIN LIVES AND REPUTATIONS — AND THAT SHOULD NEVER BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. — HELEN THOMAS

IF YOU HEAR A VOICE WITHIN YOU SAY “YOU CANNOT PAINT,” THEN BY ALL MEANS PAINT, AND THAT VOICE WILL BE SILENCED. — VINCENT VAN GOGH

LET US CELEBRATE THE OCCASION WITH WINE AND SWEET WORDS. — PLAUTUS

YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN THE CANDLES COST MORE THAN THE CAKE. — BOB HOPE

SINCE LOVE GROWS WITHIN YOU, SO BEAUTY GROWS. FOR LOVE IS THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL. — SAINT AUGUSTINE

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EVERYONE THINKS OF CHANGING THE WORLD, BUT NO ONE THINKS OF CHANGING HIMSELF. — LEO TOLSTOY

SHE GOT HER LOOKS FROM HER FATHER. HE’S A PLASTIC SURGEON. — GROUCHO MARX

THE FUNCTION OF GOOD SOFTWARE IS TO MAKE THE COMPLEX APPEAR TO BE SIMPLE. — GRADY BOOCH

THE TROUBLE WITH SUPERHEROES IS WHAT TO DO BETWEEN PHONE BOOTHS. — KEN KESEY

ERROR IS THE FORCE THAT WELDS MEN TOGETHER; TRUTH IS COMMUNICATED TO MEN ONLY BY DEEDS OF TRUTH. — LEO TOLSTOY

ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE ALSO DREAM BEINGS. DREAMING TIES ALL MANKIND TOGETHER. — JACK KEROUAC

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