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A Special Section of the Times Record
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CROSSWORDS, NUMBER PUZZLES, WORD 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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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 Badaga Baddy Bade Baden Badgering Badgers Badges Badigeon Badlapur Badly Badman Badminton Badmouth Badness Badulla
CLUE LIST Barkley Bird Bryant Cousy Duncan Garnett Iverson James Jordan Nash Nowitzki Pettit Robinson Rose Walton
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CLUE LIST Caged Cagey Coagent Eager Gaged Imagery Lager Menagerie Mutagenic Paged Pages Passageways Reagent Tragedy Voyageurs
CLUE LIST And Jill Benny Boot Dempsey Frost Hammer Kemp Kramer Lemon London Nicklaus Of spades Pot Rabbit Russell
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THOMAS JOSEPH
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Dossier 5 Candle base 11 File stand-in 12 Tropical lizard 13 Small amphibian 14 Frat party 15 British money 17 Old auto 18 Abyss 22 Diamond side 24 Find charming 25 One-kind link 26 Petite 27 Caravan stop 30 Jacket material 32 Politician Lott 33 Mess up 34 Large 38 “Put It on Me” rapper 41 Aspirin target 42 Tips off 43 Not new 44 Most broad 45 Stock holders
DOWN 1 Feature of some ’50s cars 2 “Cold As Ever” rapper 3 Like most of these letters 4 Menu item 5 Polynesian idol 6 To-do list 7 Pulled with effort 8 Fall back 9 Wallet bill 10 General activity 16 Auction buy 19 Politico’s loyal supporters 20 Apple or olive 21 Obey 22 Yard part 23 At a distance 28 Ascertain 29 High-stepping aids 30 Ball holder 31 Summarize 35 Piquancy 36 Legal claim 37 Goals 38 Mouth mover 39 Will Smith biopic 40 Spectrum end
ACROSS 1 Nasser’s successor 6 Dangerous gas 11 Unaided 12 Came to 13 Hint of color 14 Artist Matisse 15 Casserole staple 17 Jazz legend Getz 18 Bar bills 20 Snooty fellow 22 Tad’s dad 23 1986 World Series champs 26 Relish 28 Pine product 29 Bent over 31 Words before tear or dare 32 “Apollo 13” org. 33 Uneven hairdo 34 Pod fill 36 Spanish hors d’oeuvre 38 Some doors 40 Green sauce 43 “Bolero” composer 44 Computer key 45 Abrasive powder 46 Flair
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DOWN 1 Perched 2 Boxing legend 3 “Grow up!” 4 Black cattle 5 Prom attendee 6 Cheering cry 7 Impressive 8 “Wait, already!” 9 Gumbo need 10 Dresden denial 16 Bat wood 18 Price holders 19 Neighbor 21 Uncool fellow 23 First-rate 24 Fey of “30 Rock” 25 Unexpected problem 27 Kitchen appliance 30 Put away 33 Depleted 34 French father 35 Final, for one 37 Zoo favorites 39 Cunning 41 Bus. card no. 42 Metal source
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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 Amid Ample Arising Care Deification Geocentric Latitude Maps Niches Nitro Odor Potions Suing Ulster Unclear
CLUE LIST Baby powder Bone Champagne Corn silk Cream Ecru Eggshell Flax Floral white Ghost white Linen Old lace Seashell Snow Vanilla
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CLUE LIST Abbotsford Burnaby Chilliwack Colwood Coquitlam Duncan Fernie Kamloops Kelowna Nelson Richmond Trail Vancouver Vernon Victoria
CLUE LIST Beaman Bessie Bigfoot Chupacabra Dover Demon Elves Fairies Globster Goatman Jackalope Jersey Devil MoMo Mothman Sasquatch Yeti
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THOMAS JOSEPH
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Lively dance 6 Take wee bites out of 11 Provinces 12 Find darling 13 Harangues 14 Sir’s counterpart 15 Wanting 17 Strike caller 18 Previously 19 Scarlett’s friend 22 Farm female 23 Precipices 24 Sparkle 25 Shirt part 27 Crater part 30 Took, as questions 31 Peyton’s bother 32 Pants part 33 Speaks like a Southerner 35 Sills songs 38 Folder’s phrase 39 Hag 40 Poem part 41 West of music 42 Cut off
DOWN 1 Outcast 2 Marigold color 3 “Imagine” singer 4 Petruchio’s love 5 Got together 6 “Platoon” setting 7 Musical princess 8 Hick town 9 Friend of D’Artagnan 10 Fiesta Bowl city 16 Inferred 20 Baseball hit 21 Tiny worker 24 Salon stuff 25 Rugged range 26 Army group 27 Paraphrase 28 Mistreatment 29 Got foggy 30 Singer Roberta 34 Hymn closer 36 Some amount of 37 Spot
ACROSS 1 Unfaithful 6 Party dip 11 Aids in crime 12 Wise saying 13 Complaints 14 Disgusted 15 Hindu hero 17 Fourth-yr. students 18 Misting bottles 22 Bank offering 23 Like nobles 27 Long stories 29 Outpouring 30 Turndown 32 Broadcasts 33 Classic sci-fi series 35 Many a time 38 Fabric worker 39 Organ’s kin 41 Comic Radner 45 Archery item 46 Less cordial 47 Get smart 48 Trapshooting
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DOWN 1 Like the Beatles 2 Justice Fortas 3 Victor at Fredericksburg 4 Patron of Italy 5 School paper 6 Game quests 7 Chopping tool 8 Tops 9 Pucker-producing 10 Guitar boosters 16 Got together 18 Winter glider 19 Church leader 20 April weather 21 Patron of Ireland 24 Den 25 To be, to Balzac 26 Cubicle fixture 28 Took a load off 31 Place down 34 TV’s Philbin 35 October birthstone 36 Smoke source 37 Movie plantation 40 Postal oath word 42 Use deceit 43 Scottish river 44 Museum stuff
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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 300 game Ace Bull’s-eye Eagle Goal Grand slam Hat trick Hole-in-one Home run Knockout No-hitter Perfect 10 Perfect game Slam-dunk Spike
CLUE LIST Apricot Carrots Dahlia Flamingo Koi Kumquat Marigold Oranges Oriole Paprika Persimmon Poppies Pumpkin Robin Tangerine
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CLUE LIST Day night Do die Give take Hit miss Live die More less Now never Odd even One two Rain shine Sink swim Thing two This that Trick treat Win lose
CLUE LIST Beige Deify Deity Eider Eights Either Foreign Forfeit Heifer Height Neighbor Science Sleigh Weight Weird
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THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Bring into existence 7 Concerning 11 Like jail windows 12 Blue hue 13 Impetus supplier 15 Teakettle output 16 Rivals 18 Coin replaced by the euro 21 Satyr’s kin 22 Think back about 24 Skill 25 That lady 26 Spotted cube 27 Fenway Park team 29 Slimming plan 30 Shower need 31 Long, long time 32 Beholds 34 “The Simpsons” setting 40 Toledo’s state 41 Wheeled stretcher 42 Designer Christian 43 Big hammer
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DOWN 1 “Survivor” network 2 Jay-Z’s music 3 Mess up 4 Up 5 Scout shelters 6 Keenness 7 Type of clock or energy 8 Neptune’s realm 9 Road goo 10 Antique 14 Farm machine 16 Airline prices 17 Surpass 19 Ham’s device 20 Visitor from space 21 Way off 22 Writer Stout 23 Rented out 25 Words to a hitcher 28 Rescuer 29 Longing 31 Appalling 33 Omelet start 34 Lawn material 35 Letter after upsilon 36 Carnival city 37 Put a stop to 38 Table part 39 Color
ACROSS 1 Matching 5 Hangs low 9 Vagabond 11 “Cosmos” writer 12 Come up 13 Student of Socrates 14 Go bad 15 Frying mess 17 Fly flattener 19 Bowler, e.g. 20 Squad car sound 21 Letter after sigma 22 Clear 24 Shrewd 26 Was a snoop 29 Great serve 30 Disperse 32 Break into pieces 34 Tint 35 Photo tint 36 Make law 38 Polite Post 39 Casual eatery 40 Revival setting 41 Cuban coin
DOWN 1 Flag features 2 Quiver stock 3 Rum cocktail 4 Print units 5 Pretzel topping 6 Hercule’s creator 7 Rich cake 8 Derisive sound 10 Annoy 11 Rigging support 16 Act of remorse 18 Low card 21 Ordeal 23 Emulated eagles 24 Plot 25 “— lizards!” 27 Odorless gas 28 Low cards 29 Useful skill 30 Order to Spot 31 Stylishly quaint 33 Incline 37 Wee drink
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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 configurations. 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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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. 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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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: W equals T
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: L equals Y
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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: I equals F
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: X equals T
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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: F equals H
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: L equals T
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Super Quiz
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Cryptoquote
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CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 $ dispenser 4 “— Miserables” 7 Trounce 12 Commonest English word 13 Matterhorn 14 Worn unevenly 15 2012 movie bear 16 Savage 18 Midafternoon, in a way 19 Long-legged shorebird 20 Pull an allnighter 22 Freudian concept 23 Use a keyboard 27 Moreover 29 Rodeo outcries 31 Strong adhesive 34 Meal for Oliver Twist 35 Moral principles 37 Larry’s pal 38 Runs from the fuzz 39 Shooter ammo 41 Sharpen
45 Tureen accessory 47 Inseparable 48 Marian, in “The Music Man” 52 “Monty Python” opener 53 Wanted-poster datum 54 Hi-tech SFX 55 Prepared 56 Thick-soled shoes 57 Slight amount 58 Attempt
23 Pitched 24 Second person 25 “Ulalume” writer 26 Immigrant’s study (Abbr.) 28 Big Apple letters 30 Past 31 Moray or conger 32 Sch. org. 33 Resistance measure 36 Practice pugilism 37 Sweet Spanish wine DOWN 40 Proclamation 1 Storage story 42 Jack 2 “— Finest Hour” 43 Go in 3 TV, radio, etc. 44 Irritable 4 Chemistry 45 Glaswegian classrooms girl 5 On cloud nine 46 Novelist 6 Parsley serving Bagnold 7 Vegan’s no-no 48 Varnish 8 Bobby of hockey ingredient 9 Luau side dish 49 Under the 10 “Born in the —” weather 11 Corral 50 Life story, 17 Huff and puff for short 21 Long skirts 51 Tatter
ACROSS 1 Recipe meas. 4 Lapidary’s supply 8 Help a hood 12 Weeding tool 13 Laugh-aminute 14 Pianist Peter 15 “— Town” 16 Taj Mahal city 17 Right on the map? 18 Including the latest info 21 Household member 22 Welcome sight? 23 Certain card 26 Chaps 27 Praise in verse 30 Author Wister 31 Prickly plant part 32 Old woman’s home? 33 Longing 34 Predicament 35 Grandfather, for one
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36 “Oh yeah? — who?” 37 Prompt 38 Suspensefully timed out 45 Medicinal plant 46 Rembrandt works 47 Canine 48 New Balance competitor 49 Entanglement 50 Trail behind 51 Busy one 52 Cruising 53 Type measures DOWN 1 Grand 2 First course, often 3 Saucy 4 Tool used on cheese 5 Two cubed 6 Extra 7 Speak haltingly 8 Concerning 9 Suitor 10 Formerly, formerly
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11 Pledge-drive gift 19 Admitting clients 20 Author Fleming 23 Bliss 24 Have bills 25 Barbie’s friend 26 Silent 27 Discoverer’s cry 28 Dopey pal? 29 “A mouse!” 31 Rocket launcher 32 Passel 34 Lustrous black 35 Hill that’s steep on one side 36 Villainous look 37 Actress Sevigny 38 “Phooey!” 39 Hodgepodge 40 Heard reveille 41 Supermarket stack 42 Between jobs 43 Wander 44 Early birds?
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Cryptoquote
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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
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EUGENE SHEFFER
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Mouth part 4 Uses an old phone 9 Taxi 12 Lemony drink 13 “Snowy” bird 14 11-Down cousin 15 Woodworker 17 Fish eggs 18 Parisian pal 19 McCormick’s invention 21 Tennis need 24 Palm starch 25 — Khan 26 Morning moisture 28 Phobos and Deimos, to Mars 31 “— Your Enthusiasm” 33 British rule of India 35 Merriment 36 Military caps 38 Wrigley product 40 Listener
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Heidi’s range Piece of pasta Half a dime Ailing Jimmy Kimmel’s network “Seize the day” in Latin Half of XIV Elbows’ counterparts Dove’s call Tokyo’s old name Begin Conclusion
9 Used the HOV lane 10 Lotion additive 11 Brewery output 16 LPGA’s Se Ri — 20 Quite 49 enthusiastic 21 Poolroom item 54 22 Chills and fever 55 23 Thin-sliced raw meat 56 27 Witty one 57 29 Patricia of “Hud” 58 30 Withered 59 32 Defraud 34 Gin flavoring DOWN 37 Motes 1 Fond du —, 39 Harass Wis. 42 Point of view 2 Actress Lupino 44 Antiquated 3 Apiece 45 Church section 4 Considered 46 Footnote abbr. 5 Pilot light, e.g. 50 Actor Stephen 6 Illustrations 51 Hockey surface 7 Lecherous 52 A billion looks years 8 Rill 53 Chic, in the ’60s
ACROSS 1 Fellow 5 “— Blue?” 8 Barbershop item 12 Mentor 13 CD- — 14 Sheltered, at sea 15 Office machine 17 Tarzan’s transport 18 Scrooge’s outcry 19 Hateful 21 Future mare 24 Met melody 25 Sandwich cookie 26 Site of many sites 30 Swindle 31 Paquin and Quindlen 32 Id counterpart 33 Gap 35 Bartlett, for one 36 Line of stitching 37 Papa 38 Triangular letters 41 “— Town”
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42 Pelvic bones 43 Lyon-based crimefighting group 48 Expansive 49 Old hand 50 Norway’s capital 51 Initial chip 52 Author Umberto 53 Spruce (up) DOWN 1 Film high-tech tricks (Abbr.) 2 Attila, for one 3 Skill 4 Colorado city 5 St. Louis attraction 6 Cattle call? 7 Undying 8 Ritzy spread 9 Hodgepodge 10 Server’s handout 11 Honey bunch? 16 Shaft of light 20 Conks out
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21 Central points 22 Press 23 Fasting period 24 Region of Vietnam 26 Tending to spread 27 Requirement 28 “Zounds!” 29 British conservative 31 Neighborhood 34 Subject of a will 35 Buccaneer’s bird 37 Payable 38 Prima donna 39 Verve 40 Roster 41 Sgt. Snorkel’s dog 44 Asian electronics giant 45 Omega preceder 46 On in years 47 Actress Myrna 31
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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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ACROSS 1 Gaucho’s weapon 5 Big Apple abbr. 8 Silenced “Hey!” 12 “Once — a Mattress” 13 Debtor’s letters 14 Duel tool 15 Delphinium 17 Rotate 18 Dismal 19 Snow White’s pals 21 Put on the line 24 Everything 25 Pop flavor 28 Frogs’ hangout 30 Make up your mind 33 Kinsman, for short 34 Drops from the payroll 35 Letter after 31Down 36 Moment 37 From the start 38 Read cursorily 39 Barbie’s companion
41 Teensy bit 43 Go directly downhill 46 Pacific porch 50 Desirous look 51 Rash 54 Sandwich treat 55 Sphere 56 Reclined 57 Marries 58 Bill 59 Pronto, in the ER DOWN 1 Socket insert 2 October stone 3 Traditional tales 4 Turkey’s capital 5 Pinch 6 Second person 7 Cottage cheese label word 8 Corolla component 9 Morgan of “Super Size Me” 10 Lowly laborer 11 Sawbucks 16 Half a Vail pair
20 Bankrolls 22 Rotate 23 “M*A*S*H” locale 25 Letterman’s network 26 Raw rock 27 Big name in U.S. aircraft 29 Mr. Gingrich 31 Letter before 35Across 32 Allen or Conway 34 Enthusiasts 38 T-shirt sizes 40 Continental money 42 Timeworn 43 Decelerate 44 Wrap in a waxy cloth 45 Attempt 47 Tidy 48 One side of the Urals 49 “— It Romantic?” 52 Historic period 53 Recede
ACROSS 1 Last few notes 5 Med. approval org. 8 Fall into a beanbag chair 12 Last write-up 13 Valentine misspelling 14 Actress Turner 15 Missing 16 Past 17 Spore cases 18 Pour wine 20 Time of discontent? 22 Calf’s mama 23 Fresh 24 1/4 bushel 27 Not steadily 32 Vast expanse 33 Play with robots 34 Anonymous Richard 35 Discontinue 38 Nervous 39 Type of humor 40 Candle material
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CLOTHES-CLEANING BUSINESS BEGUN BY FAMOUS LONGTIME FOOTBALL COACH TOM: LANDRY’S LAUNDRY.
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IF YOU’RE OVERHASTY WHEN PARTICIPATING IN SOME GAMES, YOU COULD VERY WELL PLAY FAST AND LOSE.
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TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO STIR UP THE FIRE IN THE SPRINKLING RAIN, THAT GUY WAS STOKING WET.
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I WAS FINALLY ABOUT TO OFFER YOU A CEASEFIRE, BUT YOU WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRUCE.
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THE “HOGAN’S HEROES” COLONEL WAS ODDLY ABSENT FOR WEEKS, BUT SOMEBODY FOUND THE MISSING KLINK.
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HAVING SECURED MY HAIR-HOLDING ACCESSORIES IN ENVELOPES, I PROCLAIMED “MY CLIPS ARE SEALED.”
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THAT UNPRODUCTIVE MAN’S TRAIL IS DIVERGING AHEAD. WHICH PATH MIGHT THE FALLOW FELLOW FOLLOW?
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SINCE THIS ARTICLE IS SO FULL OF REDUNDANCIES, I’D DEFINITELY SAY THAT IT’S REPEAT-REPLETE.
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MORE THAN SANTA CLAUS, YOUR SISTER KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN BAD AND GOOD. — LINDA SUNSHINE
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COMIC TELEVISION HOST WHO TENDS TO THROW TRASH ITEMS ABOUT IN PUBLIC PLACES: DAVID LITTERMAN.
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ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS BLOWOUT AT WHICH ATTENDEES ARE PRIMARILY A SUPER-BRIGHT CROWD: SMARTY GRAS.
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CONSTANT USE WILL NOT WEAR RAGGED THE FABRIC OF FRIENDSHIP. — DOROTHY PARKER
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IF YOU WERE PLACED IN A BOXING RING WITH HOLYFIELD, I EXPECT YOU WOULD BE AN EVANDER EVADER.
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BECAUSE IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO WRITE ANYTHING IN THESE MARGINS, I WOULD SAY YOU CAN’T GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE.
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IF YOU CAN FIND A PATH WITH NO OBSTACLES, IT PROBABLY DOESN’T LEAD ANYWHERE. — FRANK A. CLARK
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THAT CAFE WORKER COOKING STEW REALLY CAN’T WAIT TO FINISH. HE’S ALWAYS WATCHING THE CROCK.
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MISERABLE AFFLICTION THAT WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE FIRST MORTAL WOMAN OF MYTH: PANDORA’S POX.
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IF ENOUGH SEDIMENT FORMS WITHIN ONE’S COFFEE FILTER, I WOULD CALL THAT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS.
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IN “THE GODFATHER,” DON CORLEONE WAS A VERY INFLUENTIAL GUY. HE EVEN HAD SPECIAL VITO POWER.
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DISEASES OF THE SOUL ARE MORE DANGEROUS AND MORE NUMEROUS THAN THOSE OF THE BODY. — CICERO
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THE RENOWNED ZOOLOGIST STUDYING RUMINANT DIGESTION WROTE THE INFLUENTIAL TOME “GRAZE ANATOMY.”
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SUPPOSING AN INVISIBLE COUPLE HAVE WED, I RECKON THEIR KIDS WOULD BE NOTHING TO LOOK AT.
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WHEN A MAN RETIRES, HIS WIFE GETS TWICE THE HUSBAND BUT ONLY HALF THE INCOME. — CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ
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SOMETIMES IN TRAGEDY WE FIND OUR LIFE’S PURPOSE — THE EYE SHEDS A TEAR TO FIND ITS FOCUS. — ROBERT BRAULT
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THE FIRST SIGN OF MATURITY IS THE DISCOVERY THAT THE VOLUME KNOB ALSO TURNS TO THE LEFT. — JERRY M. WRIGHT
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NO MEMBER OF A CREW IS PRAISED FOR THE RUGGED INDIVIDUALITY OF HIS ROWING. — RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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WHAT GOOD IS THE WARMTH OF SUMMER, WITHOUT THE COLD OF WINTER TO GIVE IT SWEETNESS. — JOHN STEINBECK
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LOVE IS MUCH LIKE A WILD ROSE, BEAUTIFUL AND CALM, BUT WILLING TO DRAW BLOOD IN ITS DEFENSE. — MARK OVERBY
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OTHER THINGS MAY CHANGE US, BUT WE START AND END WITH FAMILY. — ANTHONY BRANDT
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IT IS NOT SO MUCH OUR FRIENDS’ HELP THAT HELPS US, AS THE CONFIDENCE OF THEIR HELP. — EPICURUS
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WHAT THE CATERPILLAR CALLS THE END OF THE WORLD, THE MASTER CALLS A BUTTERFLY. — RICHARD BACH
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I WOULD NOT WASTE MY LIFE IN FRICTION WHEN IT COULD BE TURNED INTO MOMENTUM. — FRANCES WILLARD
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I ALWAYS THOUGHT A YARD WAS THREE FEET, THEN I STARTED MOWING THE LAWN. — C.E. COWMAN
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IN SOME FAMILIES, “PLEASE” IS DESCRIBED AS THE MAGIC WORD. IN OUR HOUSE, HOWEVER, IT WAS “SORRY.” — MARGARET LAURENCE
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MAN IS MOST NEARLY HIMSELF WHEN HE ACHIEVES THE SERIOUSNESS OF A CHILD AT PLAY. — HERACLITUS
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