THE JOURNAL SATURDAY PUZZLE 1
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163 L 164 A 165 R 166 O 167 N 168 G
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I 112 G 113 V 114 X 115 E
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133 O 134 D 135 K 136 H 137 I 138 W 151 W 152 R 153 C
190 F 191 N
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154 K 155 M 156 D 157 T 158 Q
169 Q 170 V 171 C 172 T 173 E
182 R 183 O 184 I 185 B 186 M 187 W 188 E 189 A
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121 A 122 V 123 Q 124 M 125 J 126 C 127 X 128 I 129 S 130 E
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Edited by Mike Shenk
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174 P 175 D 176 W 177 S 178 L 179 U 180 K
192 C 193 S 194 L
195 G 196 H 197 Q
198 E 199 P
206 B 207 N 208 O 209 L 210 H
Acrostic | by Mike Shenk To solve, write the answers to the clues on the numbered dashes. Then transfer each letter to the correspondingly numbered square in the grid to spell a quotation reading from left to right. Black squares separate words in the quotation. Work back and forth between the word list and the grid to complete the puzzle. When you’re finished, the initial letters of the answers in the word list will spell the author’s name and the source of the quotation.
L. Component of most varieties of Rice-A-Roni
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M. Actress who supplied the voice of the title Porter in “My Mother the Car” (2 wds.)
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A. Unrestrained desire for money
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N. Effusive exchange of idolization
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B. 1963 #1 hit which George Harrison was accused of copying in “My Sweet Lord” (3 wds.)
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O. Subject of the IRS’s Form 706 (2 wds.)
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C. Bird with an annual migration of over 40,000 miles (2 wds.)
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P. Site of Port Royal, once the capital of Acadia (2 wds.)
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D. Classic 1950 Akira Kurosawa movie
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Q. Engine valves that regulate the flow of vaporized fuel
E. Traditional garment for working-class Tirolean men
R. Dish typically made with mutton, potatoes, carrots and onions (2 wds.)
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F. Invest with sovereign authority
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G. They’re worn as parts of the Mounties’ dress uniforms
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S. Portrayer of Lois Lane in TV’s “Adventures of Superman” (2 wds.)
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H. Diet of an apathetic race encountered by Odysseus
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T. Ballet jump during which the dancer rapidly crosses the legs U. Ingredient and garnish in a mojito
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I. Shelley wrote that she “wakens with her smile the lulled delight of sweet desire”
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J. Flavorful fish whose name is Hawaiian for “very strong” (Hyph.)
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K. First screenwriter to receive an Oscar for Original Screenplay (2 wds.)
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143 91 121 43 54 164 189 12
100 78
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50 185 206 116 95 24
192 171 60 126
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120 156 202 26 175 134 62 88
72 92 198 147 130
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38 188
76 56 162
112 75 168
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28 190 131 103
63 195 31 150
136 13 106 196 51
84 210
11 184 68 59 128 89 111 159 137
145 125 160 55 39 203 16
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53 154 180 25
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V. Personal preference, informally
194 17
74 186 98
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142 124 21 155
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48 204
167 144 44 58 191 207 81 107
133 23 166 149 90 109 57 208 183
148 199 110 87 102 174 49 35
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158 19 197 69
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169 104 123 46
40 79 94 141 152 64 165 182 15
177 22 45 33 129 201 97 193 108
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14 118 157 172 47
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27 70
41 200 65 161 179 29 139 117 86
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205 122 113 20 170 101 83 42
W. Cherubs in works of art
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X. Great ash tree holding together earth, heaven and hell in Norse myth
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52 138 132 176 187 151 82 105
80 96 32 181 61 114 140 127 37
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