Albert’s Puzzle Extravaganza
July 8, 2013
Hello Campers!
I hope you are having fun at CJ so far! I know I am! It was great to meet many of you as you arrived at Camp Woods and started to explore. I look forward to meeting the rest of you as the week progresses! Remember to come say hi if you see me! I asked the Newsasaurus team to put together this special Puzzle Extravaganza issue, so that you all will have something to do in your down time. We’ve filled this paper with crosswords, word searches, sudoku, and riddles that are sure to keep you entertained. There are puzzles of varying difficulty that everyone can enjoy. If you get stuck, or want to check your answers, the solutions for most of the puzzles can be found on page 4. Happy puzzle solving!
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Across 1. Inverse (10) 7. Curt (7) 8. Crib (3) 9. Sentinel (6) 10. Hinge joint (4) 12. Remedy (4) 13. Cask (6) 16. Mythical bird (3) 17. Fishing boat (7) 18. Duty (10)
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Down 2. Bizarre (9) 3. Disregard (6) 4. Wealthy (4) 5. Nimble (5) 6. Arithmetical operation (4) 8. Lowest female singing voice (9) 11. Empty (6) 12. Freight (5) 14. Entice (4) 15. Male deer (4)
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Across 1. Twelve (5) 4. Hoard (5) 7. Unaware (9) 8. Gape (4) 10. Wore away (6) 12. Birds of prey (6) 13. Notion (4) 16. Large spider (9) 18. The lowest point of anything (5) 19. Implied (5)
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Down 1. Journal (5) 2. Menagerie (3) 3. World’s longest river (4) 4. Secret or hidden (6) 5. Bustling (7) 6. Abated (5) 9. Placed a bet (7) 11. Thinner (6) 12. Consumed (5) 14. Proficient (5) 15. Female relative (4) 17. Part of a circle (3)
Across 1. Concern (5) 4. Maxim (5) 7. Fruit (3) 8. Responded (7) 9. Chess piece (4) 10. Writer (6) 13. Sagacity (6) 14. Leave out (4) 17. Decorate food (7) 19. Beverage (3) 20. Stitched (5) 21. Travesty (5)
Down 1. Thin biscuit (5) 2. Areas (7) 3. Tall story (4) 4. Counting device (6) 5. Perform (3) 6. Duck (5) 11. Short-tailed burrowing rodent (7) 12. Aped (6) 13. Earnings (5) 15. Search and find (5) 16. Professional cook (4) 18. Uncooked (3)
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RIDDLES 7. Leonard is 15, Darren is 18, Desmond is 19, Matthew is 20, Stuart is 21. How old is Raymond? 8. What goes around the house and in the house but never touches the house? 9. What gets wet drying? 10. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 11. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? 12. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
ARTHUR BAMBI BARNEY RUBBLE BETTY BOOP BUGS BUNNY CHARLIE BROWN DAFFY DUCK DONALD DUCK DUMBO EEYORE ELMER FUDD FELIX THE CAT FRED FLINTSTONE GARFIELD GOOFY MICKEY MOUSE MIGHTY MOUSE MR MAGOO PLUTO POPEYE PORKY PIG ROAD RUNNER SCOOBY-DOO SNOOPY SYLVESTER THE SIMPSONS TIGGER TOM AND JERRY TOP CAT TWEETY WINNIE THE POOH
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ALLOSAURUS ANKYLOSAURUS APATOSAURUS BRACHIOSAURUS CAMPTOSAURUS COMPSOGNATHUS CORYTHOSAURUS DEINONYCHUS DIPLODOCUS EORAPTOR HADROSAUR HETERODONTOSAURUS IGUANODON ORNITHOLESTES PENTACERATOPS PLATEOSAURUS PTEROSAUR SCELIDOSAURUS STEGOSAURUS TRICERATOPS TYRANNOSAURUS REX VELOCIRAPTOR
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7. The letters in each person’s name have a numerical value A-Z=1-26. The third letter of each name is equal to each person’s age, so Raymond is 25. | 8. The Sun | 9. A Towel | 10. The Letter ‘M’ | 11. Foot Steps | 12. Your Name
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