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THEME CROSSWORD: HOUSEHOLD WORDS? NOT! by James Barrick ACROSS 1 Kingdom — 5 Besom 10 Argentine prairie 15 Insult 19 Roulette bet 20 Old Roman weight 21 Early computer, aka the “Giant Brain” 22 Ostiole 23 The collection and study of postcards 25 Cause to shrink or tighten 27 Captivate 28 Turbine parts 30 Plant fungus 31 Decays 32 Fishnet 33 Island near Corsica 35 Wands 38 Tunes 39 Complications 43 Signs 44 Release from servitude or obligation 47 Terminus a — 48 Hollow 49 Friendship 50 Praying figure 51 Letup 52 Ending for Brooklyn or Manhattan 53 Limos 54 Alkaline substance 55 Part of Hispaniola 56 Scatter 59 French ballroom dance 61 Sluggish 62 Onset anagram 63 Deserves 64 Fusillade 65 Greenflies 67 Four-wheel vehicles 68 Excessive sentimentality 71 Raiment 72 Literary language of Pakistan 73 Novice, Britishly 74 Prevaricator’s specialty 75 French river 76 Dome shape 77 Granter of wishes 78 Hale 79 Pasty food 80 Any book printed before 1501 82 Mulcted 83 Hogties 85 Sickens 86 Incantation 87 Lhasa — 88 Public walks 90 Storage place 91 Taper off 94 Lacking required skill 96 Reasonably 100 Racket used in badminton
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102 Full of smoke or soot 104 Quote 105 Suggest: 2 wds. 106 Exercise 107 Absent 108 Aspersion 109 “Waiting for Lefty” playwright 110 Bock 111 Tree topper DOWN 1 Give over 2 Kind of mitt 3 Soften 4 Coronate 5 Causes to swell 6 Brooks 7 Bribe for Charon 8 Assoc. 9 Sheriff Andy Taylor’s town
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 26 29 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Praline ingredient Battery terminal Booby trap Of an order of birds Routine Volute Pine Cornstarch brand Converge Fetters Jewish spiritual leader Sister of Bart and Maggie Strains At sea Ruminant animal Prized instrument A kind of psychic ability Conflagrant Step Identical in force or significance
41 42 44 45 46 49 51 55 57 58 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72
Start for millionaire Firm Compile Lords and ladies Insensitive Classic TV’s “Green —” The tadpole, e.g. Kind of oak Sangfroid Termini Hindu god Trial participant: Abbr. Sierra Nevada resort Elemental gas Theater drop Assume Clergyman Titan of Greek myth Skull cavity Roofer relative F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife Clear
73 Says 76 Greenbacks 77 Cunning 78 Prize money 80 Cause to act 81 Part of a foot 82 Language of Iran 84 Subject 86 Feed bunk 88 Corday’s victim 89 Aids and — 90 Ecru 91 Beginner’s lesson 92 Arched handle 93 One of the Aleutians 95 IOU 96 Smelting residue 97 PC start 98 Silver, in alchemy 99 River in Belgium 101 — ideal 103 Serv. branch
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD by Dan Stark ACROSS 1 Nursery-rhyme trio 5 Tornado warning 10 CEOs or MVPs 14 Wharf 19 Guy, informally 20 A means to — — 21 Bitterly pungent 23 Snake River Canyon locale 24 Zorro’s farewell 25 Conductor Zubin — 26 Groovy 27 — in (cornered) 28 Tilted 30 Sneaks a look 32 One-pot dinner 33 Ammonia compound 34 Dull 36 Grimace 38 A Bobbsey twin 40 — ammoniac 41 Long oar 42 Paper mill need 43 Structures, for short 45 Tusked animal 49 “Have you — wool?” 50 Ripped 51 — gin fizz 52 Endangered trees 56 Swallows 58 Yachting hazard 59 Of bees 60 BMW rival 61 Perfumes 62 “— does it!” 63 Flat-tasting 64 Pharaoh’s serpent 65 Good with tools 66 Heavy hammer 67 Mall booth 68 Miffs 71 Prehistoric 72 Willowy 73 Antivenom 74 Kelly or Whitman 75 Cooperate (2 wds.) 78 Prize 79 Coffee or tea 83 Ellington of jazz 84 Derisive shouts 85 Otherwise 86 Kids’ cereal 87 Andre of tennis 90 Happy rumbles 91 Flood the market 92 Inner motivation 94 Junk food buy 95 A la — 96 Kandinsky contemporary 97 Seesaw 98 Sandwich cookie 100 Garbo of film 101 Before (abbr.) 102 Elegant dessert 103 Talk effusively 104 Young falcon 105 Racer — Luyendyk 106 Tayback or Damone 107 FICA numbers 108 Honeydew 110 Thailand neighbor 111 International agreements 113 Undercover org. 116 Ave. crossers 117 Scratch 118 Crude or coal (2 wds.)
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123 125 127 129 130 131 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
Mischief Luncheon salad Boors Lima’s port Pack animal Bakery lure Get out of debt Terra- — Prickle Golden Horde member Loose-limbed Silkwood of “Silkwood” Bread ingredient — -majeste Wind-borne silt Galaxy unit
DOWN 1 Jason’s jiltee 2 Of the hipbone 3 Thud 4 Flip-chart stands 5 “Cheers” bar owner 6 Without much skill 7 Fix a shoe 8 Register 9 Fargo’s st. 10 Delivery truck
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 29 31 35 37 39 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 53 54 55
Freezes over (2 wds.) Rattle on Place Agreeing Biblical region Cars with meters Actress — Bara Tyrolean refrain Long hairpiece Acquire software Theater tickets, slangily Papa or Grouchy Phoenix cagers Fiesta cheer Yemen’s gulf Minstrel or bard Bat both eyes Bounding main Chess piece Liable to get paged (2 wds.) Order of business Tear apart Mallard cousin Cramp Roast pig repast Inventory wd. Uses a straw
57 58 59 62 63 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92
Farm enclosure Baba au — Not in a whisper Mouse appendage Whirring sounds Fr. miss “Ode to Psyche” poet Do roadwork Seine moorage 15 min. of football Tropical monkey Took an oath It once was wild Fabric meas. City transport Major artery Like larkspur Japanese dogs Surrender (2 wds.) Wields, as authority Injures Topo map info Enthralled Meditation guide Iowa college town Joyous outburst Mirth “The,” to Wolfgang
93 95 96 97 99 100 101 102 105 106 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 117 118 119 120 121 122 124 126 128 132 134
Sports “zebras” Lab refrigerator — Kringle Ploy Resistance unit Moolah Skulk about Snapshots Bond rating Feudal tenants Take to the prom Andes ruminants TV dinner staple Casual wear Hack Harden Courtyards Ten sawbucks (hyph.) Tierra del — Parade sight UHF part Cafe customer Advance, as money Tax-sheltered svgs. Europe-Asia range Thermometer type “— you serious?” “Da” or “ja”
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CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos
WORD GAME by Kathleen Saxe
Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.
Words must be of four or more letters. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
“D SDNN LDTT WDL ALMOST (N.J. NJCFVT’ ZSKFV QFVVR (ALMOST: AWL-most: Not quite; nearly.)
AMTT) HFJVNR ... SF NZTE J Average mark 13 words
NFIFKH DK ZMV AMTDKFTT.”
Time limit 30 minutes
— QFVVR SFTE
Can you find 19 or more words in ALMOST?
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ROCK ’N’ ROLL CROSSWORD: I’M IN LOVE WITH THAT PUZZLE by Todd Santos 1 Nick Cave “Release the ___” 5 Jefferson Starship “___ you’re playing a game” 9 Cranberries “The Icicle ___” 14 What lipsynced performance is 15 Continentinfluenced ’80s band 16 Doug Martsch home state 17 Supertramp “___ Change” 20 ’99 Blink-182 album “___ of the State” 21 “Smooth Criminal” cover band ___ Farm 22 “Like the ___ miss the rain” 25 “Until the ___ of the World” U2 26 Lady Antebellum “Just ___” 28 Shaggy song about a broad? 32 ___ Jay Hawkins 37 Echoing foot pedal 38 ’87 Replacements album 41 “Where I Find My Heaven” Gigolo ___
42 Grand Funk ___ 43 Clears, after recording expenses 44 Former Sugarcubes singer 46 “State of the Heart” Rick Springfield album 47 Like sleazy manager 53 Piebald “Sandpaper ___ Wheel” 58 “The Way It Is” band 59 “Like the coldest winter chill” song 62 Cannibal Corpse “___ From Inside” 63 “High School Musical 2” song “Bet ___” 64 Boz Scaggs “___ Me a Dime” 65 What your tour accountant should be 66 “Not Sleeping Around” ___ Atomic Dustbin 67 Louis Armstrong “___ Hagar’s Blues”
DOWN
SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit 1 to 9 inclusively.
1 Carbon ___ Lifeforms
1
2 Heart “How do I get you ___?” 3 Cars “Good ___ Roll” 4 “___, feel me, touch me, heal me” 5 Rastafarian deity 6 FM Static “Take Me ___ Am” 7 Singer Simone 8 “Peaceful Easy Feeling” band 9 Dug up old album 10 Japanese metalers Lost ___ 11 Kind of lamp 12 Dandy Warhols “And __ I Dreamt of Yes” 13 Arrange albums 18 Feather’s partner 19 Ozzy has “Ultimate” ones 23 Gentle Pixies song? 24 “I Remember You” ___ Row 27 Not the outro 28 Owl City “___ in the Headlights” 29 Violist’s clef 30 Queen “___, didn’t mean to make you cry” 31 Gave new band the
7
9 4 5 4 9 1 8 7 6 1 5 5 4 7 3
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33
34
35 36
once-over Rocker might have a short attention one Not a “Rock and Roll Crossword” answer Pet Shop Boys song about landlord payment? Backstage food, slang Beck song
3 9 5 4 1 7 1 9
6
5 2 3 6 8 9 6 1 5
9 2 4 7 1 9
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39
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“Jack-___” Guns and Roses associate James Randy Travis “Pick Up the ___ and Row” Beastie Boy D Dio bassist Jimmy “Blaze of Glory” ___ Jovi Singer Reznor Like some album eds.
49 “I’ll probably ___ whole lot better when you’re gone” 50 “All I Need ___” Hillsong United 51 “Action Pact” Canucks 52 ’10 Stone Sour hit “Say You’ll ___ Me” 53 Clapton “___ waiting for another love”
1 4 9 8 5
8 1
3 9 6 9 1 5 3 5 2
7 9 1 3 5 2 8 4 6
54 Band has to act as one 55 Allman Bros. “___ Peach” 56 Kelly Clarkson “All I ___ Wanted” 57 ___ Loves Jezebel 60 “My Way” Vicious 61 Buffalo Springfield “For What ___ Worth”
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5 4 2 5 1
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TV CROSSWORD
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ACROSS 1 Tennis champ Wilander 5 Classic Super Bowl ad’s “— Joe” Greene 9 Quick punch 12 Sitting on 13 Gumbo pod 14 2012 film, “— for the Money” 15 Sean Connery’s “The — of the Rose” 16 Rip 17 Greek letter 18 Star of the 1980s series “Hotel”: 2 wds. 21 Flowery 23 John Ross, to J.R. 24 Shampoo direction 25 Naomi or Charlie 29 NYC’s 5th — 30 Make haste 31 Settles in 34 “— Jacques” (children’s song) 36 Actress McClanahan 38 Mr. Hudson of “Rules of Engagement” 39 Shown, “CSI: Miami” star: 2 wds.
43 Give the boot 44 Nickelodeon’s “— the Explorer” 45 “— of the Spider Woman” 48 German article 49 Israeli airline: 2 wds. 50 “Little Sir —” 51 Chicken — — king 52 Brooklyn team 53 Monopoly card
DOWN 1 “— of La Mancha” 2 “Death — — Funeral” 3 1963 Best Picture: 2 wds. 4 Singer Britney 5 Norman Bates ran one 6 Barely manages, with “out” 7 Middle East group 8 Gene Hackman’s “— Margin” 9 One of the Coen brothers 10 Pro’s opposite 11 Actor Orson 19 West of Hollywood 20 Elia Kazan’s “Man — — Tightrope”
21 Ms. Drescher 22 “— from New York ...” 26 NBC singing competition: 2 wds. 27 Lose steam 28 Nostradamus, for one 32 Prefix meaning “three” 33 Clint Eastwood’s “— Impact” 34 Seasonal bug 35 Put on the line 37 French school 38 Certain exams 39 Early 20th-century art movement 40 “Beverly Hills Cop” character, — Foley 41 Actress Miles 42 “I smell — —!” 46 “Murder, — Wrote” 47 Lawn patch
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CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos
WORD GAME by Kathleen Saxe
Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.
Words must be of four or more letters. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
“GM XFL LMY VL’TL UOO ‘ALTTP WZTGMNLT
DEBILITY
WFSV’ NHLWXW, TLUOOP,
(DEBILITY: dih-BIL-ih-tee: Weakness; infirmity.)
VL AHWX FUJLM’X
Average mark 16 words
CLLM SM XFL WFSV.”
Time limit 35 minutes
— IUTGOPM IUMWSM
Can you find 25 or more words in DEBILITY?
CLUE: Z equals P © 2016 by NEA, Inc., Distributed by Universal Uclick
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TV TEASER CROSSWORD
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ACROSS 1 “Home Alone” actor Stern 7 Flies high 12 Ms. Righetti of “The Mentalist” 13 “The Wonder Years” family name 15 “How I Met Your —” 16 Sell out 17 “Look Back in —” 19 Publicity 20 New Year’s Day game 23 Popeye’s girlfriend 25 “— Irish Rose” 27 Johnny Depp movie, “Public —” 31 Get — of, eliminate 32 Lorenzo of “Falcon Crest” 34 Mr. Kilmer 35 ’60s hairdo 37 “— Boots Are Made For Walking” 39 Imitating 41 Gave the once-over 42 Oil source 45 Bikini, e.g. 47 Leopardlike cat 49 Brandy Norwood sitcom 53 Robert of “Meet the Parents”: 2 wds. 54 Kovacs and Hudson 55 Philanthropist 56 Jerks a knee
DOWN 1 Aswan project
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 18 20 21 22 24 26 28 29 30 33 36 38 40 42 43 44 46 48 50 51 52
I love: Lat. Columnist Hentoff Take a breath Actress Riegel Humphrey Bogart’s “Key —” “—, the Teenage Witch” Wash. neighbor Song played at the Olympics Alexis Bledel on “The Gilmore Girls” 1980s series, “The — Maxwell Story” Colorant Sci-fi film, “The Fifth —” Stinging remark Theater award ABC’s “— World of Sports” Sleeveless garment Lose one’s footing Actress Judith Convenience Iditarod vehicle With “The,” movie about Howard Hughes Harry of “L.A. Law” — Bonham Carter “— Pyle, U.S.M.C.” Pea’s place Sailed through Letterman rival Handed-down history Spanish gold As written: Latin — up, excited Beast of burden
SUDOKU MONSTER Complete the grid so that every row, column and 4x4 box contains 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F.
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KAKURO
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Fill in the squares using any number from 1 to 9, without repeating any numbers in a run line (row or column blocked off by black boxes). The numbers in each horizontal run line must add up to the sum shown in the black box to its left (above the diagonal). The numbers in each vertical run line must add up to the sum shown in the black box at its top (below the diagonal).
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SUDOKU MINI Complete the grid so that every row, column and 2x3 box contains every digit 1 to 6 inclusively.
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CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.
“YNTX KBP IXINMO YKRW KBP SVYY RN XBPEMX WVYY WCX DKIX VR GKYYXP JXGKERX NH PKMZBXRR.” — DXBX HNSYXM CLUE: Z equals K © 2016 by NEA, Inc., Distributed by Universal Uclick
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD by Dan Stark ACROSS 1 Emperor after Nero 6 Bad air 10 Trig or calculus 14 Euclidean statement 15 Drifter 16 Throb 17 Ms. Witherspoon 18 Give off 19 Turkish coin 20 North Atlantic crustacean (2 wds.) 22 Chillier 24 Vindictive goddess 25 Whispered loudly 26 Showy shrub 30 Go over rapidly 32 Artemis’ mother 33 Honey 35 Brick bakers 40 Pugilist Jack — 42 Crocodile Dundee et al. 44 Height, to a cager 45 Frisk about 47 Coup d’— 48 Mars, to Plato 50 Iron alloys 52 Moonshot mission 56 Urgent request 58 Gross out 59 Pensioners 64 Two-piece cookie 65 On a voyage
67 68 69 70 71 72 73
Triton’s trumpet Dawn, to a poet Tops and trains Energy source LL.D. holder Besides Gush forth
DOWN 1 Duds 2 Ice skater’s leap 3 In — of 4 Speaker brand 5 “Cocoon” star 6 Prune 7 Kenya port 8 Teahouse attire 9 Gleeful shout 10 Shopping venues 11 Etching fluids 12 A crowd? 13 Eavesdropped 21 “The Cloister and the Hearth” author 23 Barnyard sounds 26 Swit co-star 27 Zorro’s marks 28 S&L conveniences 29 Go at an easy gait 31 Hit the books 34 Bronte’s Jane — 36 Uh-huh (2 wds.) 37 Lo-cal 38 “Hud” Oscar winner 39 Former JFK arrivals 41 Play for time
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Capsize Fish hawks Spin around Meditative martial art (2 wds.)
52 Good smell 53 Campaigner Ross — 54 Apparent 55 Batty 57 Rental agreement
60 Orbison and Rogers 61 Wraps up 62 Beige 63 Pump or flat 66 Our sun
WORD GAME by Kathleen Saxe Words must be of four or more letters. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
IMMERSED (IMMERSED: ih-MERS’D: Submerged.) Average mark 26 words Time limit 35 minutes Can you find 33 or more words in IMMERSED? © 2016 by UFS, Inc., Distributed by Universal Uclick
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SUDOKU TRIPLES
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Sudoku Triples consists of three standard Sudoku panels sharing one set of 3-by-3 boxes. Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition. Each 3-by-3 box in the shared section of the three panels is filled in identically. Therefore, finding a number in one box in the shared section advances the other boxes.
KENKEN Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD by Dan Stark ACROSS 1 Idle 5 Stir-fry pan 8 Venomous snakes 12 Spicy stews 14 Dramatic intro (hyph.) 15 Farm newborn 16 Tall and lanky 17 Blissful spot 18 The chills 19 Front teeth 21 Use mouthwash 23 La Brea — pits 24 Avril follower 25 Tibetan ox 26 Hay 30 Founder of sci-fi 32 Stargaze 33 4-wheeled carriage 36 Explorer — Tasman 37 Large book 38 Mortgage 40 Be forgetful (2 wds.) 42 Congo language 43 Riled up 44 Canvas user 45 Santa — winds 48 Subway opposites 49 Expected any time 50 Fridge stick-on 52 Get to first base (3 wds.) 57 — fixe 58 Don Juan’s mother
60 61 62 63 64 65 66
Abu — Cotton seeders Loosen, as a grip Wise Athenian “I smell — —!” Depot (abbr.) Experiment
DOWN 1 — Petty of “Free Willy” 2 Cranston or Alda 3 Metal for galvanizing 4 Jellystone bear 5 Gamblers’ rolls 6 Byron work 7 Pouched animal 8 Remote 9 Waterlogged 10 Ms. Abdul 11 Glossy 13 Methodology 14 HI or AK, once 20 Boat implement 22 Japanese aborigine 24 Deserve 26 Rx monitor 27 Scepter go-withs 28 Thought-provoking 29 The One-L Lama 30 Market worth 31 Brilliance 33 Mukluks 34 Hagar’s daughter 35 Grabs a bite 37 Vassals’ oaths 39 Weirdo
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Manitoba tribe Varieties Puffin kin Pablo’s girlfriend Low point Booster rocket
49 Mental fog 51 Wildlife shelter 52 Geologic formation 53 “Cat on — — Tin Roof”
54 Strong and healthy 55 Nigerian people 56 Salon rinse 59 “Mona Lisa” crooner
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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit 1 to 9 inclusively.
7 2
9
2 6 5
6 4 3 7
8 6 7 5 1 2 8 5 9 3 7 3 1 8 9 3 2 6 4 DIFFICULTY RATING:★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
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5 KENKEN Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 3 without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
7 7 1 8 6
3
1 9
4 2
9
2
7 2 3 6 8 5
5 1 7 6 8 7
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KAKURO
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Fill in the squares using any number from 1 to 9, without repeating any numbers in a run line (row or column blocked off by black boxes). The numbers in each horizontal run line must add up to the sum shown in the black box to its left (above the diagonal). The numbers in each vertical run line must add up to the sum shown in the black box at its top (below the diagonal).
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD by Dan Stark ACROSS 1 Pageant figures 5 Courtyards 10 — de vivre 14 Stratford’s river 15 Lunch periods 16 Wrist-to-elbow bone 17 Honey wine 18 Info-packed 19 Israel’s Golda — 20 Demanding 22 Brewing needs 24 Army off. 25 Mao — -tung 26 Slow mover 29 Mongrel 32 Stoles 36 Container weight 37 Beethoven opus 39 Gullible person 40 Secure (4 wds.) 43 Prior to yr. 1 44 Shoelace hole 45 Kind of admiral 46 Feudal workers 48 Tulip color 49 Decorated with parsley 50 “— take forever!” 52 Russian jet 53 Obeyed the dentist 57 Pools 61 Track meet event 62 Perk up 64 Tony’s cousin 65 Wait in neutral
66 67 68 69 70
Biscotto flavoring Singer — Hendryx Company VIPs B-vitamin source Strike one as
DOWN 1 “Motorcycle —” 2 Confirm 3 Incite 4 New Hall of Famer 5 Cancel 6 “Little piggies” 7 Tough — to hoe 8 Part of MIT 9 Up till now (2 wds.) 10 Kind of cable 11 Butter substitute 12 — — for the money 13 Headphones 21 “— -la-la!” 23 Lake Nasser’s dam 26 Ticket remnants 27 Galahad’s weapon 28 Decree 29 Pigeon or dove 30 Male relative 31 Did a lawn chore 33 Grant applicant 34 Joyous outburst 35 “Heidi” author 37 Sneaky 38 Edge a doily 41 Stretches out 42 Cavalry members 47 Casts a fly
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49 Rock-band booking 51 Postpone 52 “Luncheon on the Grass” painter 53 S&L protector
KENKEN Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 3 without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
54 55 56 57 58 59
Do dock work Fjord port Wine’s partner Minus Plaintive reed WXY, on a phone
60 Pants feature 63 Travel word
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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit 1 to 9 inclusively.
4 8 7 8 7 5 1 3 5 6 6 8 6 9 1 9 5 7 2 3 8 4
3
9 4 2 7 4 9 3 1
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1 7
3 4 8 9 4 3 9 1 2 7 4 9 8 6 7
9 2 3 6 8 2 5 8 6 2 9
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WORD GAME by Kathleen Saxe Words must be of four or more letters. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
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COURAGE (COURAGE: KUR-ij: The ability to face danger or fear; bravery.) Average mark 20 words Time limit 35 minutes Can you find 29 or more words in COURAGE? © 2016 by UFS, Inc., Distributed by Universal Uclick
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD by Dan Stark ACROSS 1 Tangle 4 Not cautious 8 Cider source 13 Round building 14 She, in Seville 15 Loaf around 16 Eight, to Livy 17 Mini-container 18 Brainy 19 Suffix for “press” 20 Tub treats (2 wds.) 22 Rhine nymph 24 El — (ocean current) 25 Part of UCLA 26 Great Lakes st. 28 Dallas hrs. 31 Important nerve 34 Herr’s spouse 35 Complimentary 36 Cater for 37 Single-handed 38 “Dr. Zhivago” role 39 Beak 40 Rather and Aykroyd 41 Alloys, generally 42 Thunder Bay prov. 43 Dull clang 44 Sigma follower 45 Up above 47 Furtiveness 51 Final phase 55 Namath or Pesci 56 Parsons’ expletives 57 Far East nanny 58 Be sincere
59 — Carlo 60 Chevalier musical 61 False fronts 62 Candle lovers 63 Natural impulse 64 Half qts. DOWN 1 Smaller than mini 2 Let out, maybe 3 As well 4 Vaudeville shows 5 Excuse 6 Sawmill discard 7 Lecture room 8 Cairo speech 9 Praline nut 10 Ruler by virtue of wealth 11 Strip of wood 12 Alimony getters 13 Body’s partner 20 Cartel 21 Follow upon 23 Slur together 26 Amiss 27 Holm and Fleming 29 Vaccines 30 Duck or hue 31 Point — — return 32 Lowly laborer 33 Will 34 Eggy dessert 35 — -de-lis 37 Pass a bill 41 — 1 (speed of sound)
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They run the show Computer whiz Decade fraction Legendary coach Amos Alonzo — 48 Cockpit button
49 50 51 52 53
Suit pieces Itches Mia — of soccer Melville work Pasta-sauce brand
54 Omani title 58 Road guide
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KENKEN Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
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PAGE 4 7 LITTLE WORDS: 1. GLIDDEN 2. SAILCLOTH 3. STUB 4. TERRA 5. CHIMES 6. SORENTO 7. JANGLY
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PAGE 6 CELEBRITY CIPHER: “I will miss him (L.A. Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss) dearly ... we lost a legend in our business.” -- Jerry West
WORD GAME: ALMOST alms also alto atom last loam lost malt mast moat
molt most oast salt slam slat slot smalt stoa
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PAGE 10 WONDERWORD: MONEY BACK CELEBRITY CIPHER: “In the end we’re all ‘Jerry Springer Show’ guests, really, we just haven’t been on the show.” -- Marilyn Manson
WORD GAME: DEBILITY
WHATZIT?: 1. Get cracking 2. Fall over backwards 3. Throw in the towel 4. See double 5. Bag of bones
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WORDY GURDY:
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1. Leaf, left. 2. Green pepper, left. 3. Top-left corner. 4. Stem on apple, right. 5. Red pepper, right. 6. Yellow fruit, left. 7. Leaf, right. 8. Orange pepper, center. 9. Red pepper, bottom. 10. Carrots, top.
1. HEED CREED 2. PRUNE SPOON 3. SHREWD JUDE 4. COURSE GORSE 5. ANCHOR THANKER 6. HAYDEN BRAIDIN 7. WEIGHING PLAYING
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PAGE 14 LEXIGO: 1. COACH 2. HUTCHES 3. SHOUT 4. TERROR 5. REVERE
WORD GAME: IMMERSED CELEBRITY CIPHER: “Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of darkness.” -- Gene Fowler WORDY GURDY: 1. FLAT MATT 2. BLOCK BACH 3. ROUSE SOWS 4. HIGHER CRIER 5. DIESELS EASELS 6. CASTLE PASSEL 7. PATRICIAN ATTRITION
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ANTARCTICA AUSTRALIA AFRICA ASIA / BARRIER CARRIER TERRIER ERROR / ORANGE LEMON LIME / LEONARDO VINCI / THEATER
WORDY GURDY: 1. WHIP GRIP 2. JADE BLADE 3. DANDY MANDY 4. GOUDA BUDDHA 5. ENDING SPENDING 6. SHOWERED HOWARD 7. BANNERS SCANNERS
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1. Muntin, left window. 2. Shutter, left window. 3. Paneling below windows. 4. Shutter color. 5. Window shade. 6. Gutter clip. 7. Muntin, right window. 8. Sill, right window. 9. Paneling between windows. 10. Shutter latch.
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WORD ROUNDUP: NAME MANE AMEN MEAN / APPLE MANGO GUAVA LEMON / ANGOLA UGANDA KENYA EGYPT / FIRST SECOND THIRD / TOAD FROG
LEXIGO: 1. CACTUS 2. STUMP 3. PUNCH 4. HAVANA 5. AVAST
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7 LITTLE WORDS: 1. CENSURABLE 2. PEARWOOD 3. IDYLLICALLY 4. DALMATIAN 5. PALLETIZE 6. BARRELHEAD 7. RECEPTIVELY
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